Vocabulary
Panic
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
feel or cause to feel panic.
Urdu meaning
گھبراہٹ، دہشت، ہول، پریشانی
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- America and the West`s panic is palpable, as the emerging global order threatens to replace Western hegemony with a more balanced system, where the Global South has a voice as equals, not as vassals of superpowers.
- However, the rain continued, creating a separate wave of panic later in the evening when people realised they would likely be stuck for many more hours, without food or water.
- Drills in schools, offices and hospitals could tr ansform panic into prepare dness.
- The cost will not only be paid by victims of blasphemy allegations but by society at large, producing a stunted generation, devoid of critical thought and locked in a cycle of moral panic.
- Instead, what was witnessed was panic and a state of total unpreparedness.
Synonyms
be alarmed, be scared, be nervous, be afraid, overreact, become panic-stricken
Curator example
“the crowd panicked and stampeded for the exit”
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