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panic attack

NOUN
anxiety attack
Synonyms


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On the main stage, May Habib, chief executive of an AI platform called Writer, told the audience that Fortune 500 bosses are having a "collective panic attack" on the subject.

From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026

When her son Kit was a baby, she experienced a panic attack when he was poorly with bronchiolitis and he had to go to hospital.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

Irish filmmaker John Kelly, who specializes in animation, had a panic attack on an airplane while going through endless flagged emails.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 13, 2026

At one point the immersion in words triggered a panic attack, “like I was hearing voices.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

I felt as if I was having a full-blown panic attack.

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles



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