panic attack
Definitions
A sudden period of intense anxiety, mounting physiological arousal, fear, stomach problems and discomfort that are associated with a variety of somatic and cognitive symptoms.
Equivalents
12 more languages
Catalàatac de pànic
Češtinazáchvat paniky
Ελληνικάκρίση πανικού
Suomipaniikkikohtaus
Italianoattacco di panico
日本語パニック発作
Nederlandspaniekaanval
Portuguêsataque de pânico m crise de pânico
Românăatac de panică
Русскийпаниче́ская ата́ка
Українськапані́чна ата́ка
Examples
“There was a client who was critical of me a few weeks back and it set⟳ off a panic attack.”
“I think⟳ I had a panic attack last⟳ night, a sense⟳ of rising panic and impending doom – chest tight, short of breath, shaking.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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