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Common collocations with panic in American Collocation

panic noun

US /ˈpænɪk/

brief or slight

mild
momentary

” “Nothing,” Rhanda said, feeling foolish for her momentary panic.

extreme

blind
full-blown
mad
sheer
utter

I was pleased that this little setback hadn’t sent me into a blind panic.

He had a moment of sheer panic at what he had done.

by a lot of people

mass
widespread

When the disease broke out in the Far East last year, there was widespread panic.

sudden or just before something

last-minute
sudden

I decided that pre-booking a place would avoid any last-minute panic.

unnecessary

unnecessary

This has helped to quash silly rumours and quell unnecessary panic among divers.

moral

moral

Is the current moral panic over young offenders misplaced?

cause or spread panic

cause
create
induce
lead to
provoke
spark
spread
throw someone into
trigger

The engine failed, sparking panic in the cockpit.

calm panic

calm
quell

I tried to focus on my breathing, trying to slow it down and calm the panic that was beginning to take hold.

prevent panic

avoid
prevent

He explains that he wants to keep the incident a secret to avoid panic.

feel panic

experience
feel
fly into
get in
get into

At some time or other most people experience panic and when this happens we notice changes in our body.

happen or spread

break out
ensue
grip someone
rise
seize someone
set in
spread
strike (someone)
sweep through someone/something

Suddenly faced with reality, panic set in.

become less

subside

After the panic had subsided, she managed to get herself free.