to get into a panic

  • 1get into — phr verb Get into is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑team Get into is used with these nouns as the object: ↑argument, ↑arrears, ↑bed, ↑boat, ↑brawl, ↑cab, ↑car, ↑carriage, ↑confrontation, ↑ …

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  • 2panic — 1 noun 1 (countable usually singular, uncountable) a sudden strong feeling of fear or nervousness that makes you unable to think clearly or behave sensibly: get into a panic/be thrown into (a) panic: She got into a real panic when she thought she …

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  • 3Panic Room — Infobox Film name = Panic Room image size = caption = Theatrical poster director = David Fincher producer = Ceán Chaffin Judy Hofflund David Koepp Gavin Polone writer = David Koepp narrator = starring = Jodie Foster Kristen Stewart Forest… …

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  • 4panic — I UK [ˈpænɪk] / US noun Word forms panic : singular panic plural panics ** 1) [singular/uncountable] a sudden strong feeling of fear or worry that makes you unable to think clearly or calmly sheer/blind panic: She felt a moment of sheer panic.… …

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  • 5panic — pan|ic1 [ pænık ] noun ** 1. ) singular or uncount a sudden strong feeling of fear or worry that makes you unable to think clearly or calmly: sheer/blind panic: She felt a moment of sheer panic. panic spreads: Panic spread quickly through the… …

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  • 6panic — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ blind, complete, mad (esp. BrE), pure, sheer, total, utter ▪ mild, minor (esp. BrE) …

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  • 7panic — pan|ic1 S3 [ˈpænık] n [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: panique caused by panic , from Greek panikos, from Pan ancient Greek god of nature, who caused great fear] 1.) [C usually singular, U] a sudden strong feeling of fear or nervousness that… …

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  • 8panic — 1. noun a wave of panic Syn: alarm, anxiety, nervousness, fear, fright, trepidation, dread, terror, agitation, hysteria, consternation, perturbation, dismay, apprehension; informal flap, fluster, cold sweat, funk, tizzy …

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  • 9into */*/*/ — strong UK [ˈɪntuː] / US [ˈɪntu] weak UK [ˈɪntə] / US / UK [ˈɪntʊ] / US preposition 1) used for showing movement a) entering a place, building, or vehicle Hundreds of athletes marched into the stadium for the opening ceremony. She got into her car …

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  • 10into — in|to [ ıntə, ıntu, strong ıntu ] preposition *** 1. ) used for showing movement a ) entering a place, building, or vehicle: She got into her car and drove away. Hundreds of athletes marched into the stadium for the opening ceremony. I wandered… …

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