panic stations — plural noun A state of panic or commotion • • • Main Entry: ↑panic * * * panic stations UK US noun [plural] british informal a situation in which a lot of people are very worried about something that usually needs to be done quickly Thesaurus:… … Useful english dictionary
panic stations — ► PLURAL NOUN (treated as sing. ) Brit. informal ▪ a state of alarm or emergency … English terms dictionary
panic stations Brit. — panic stations Brit. informal a state of alarm or emergency. → panic … English new terms dictionary
panic stations — UK / US noun [plural] British informal a situation in which a lot of people are very worried about something that usually needs to be done quickly … English dictionary
panic stations — A state of alarm, bustle, confusion … A concise dictionary of English slang
panic — 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… … Dictionary of contemporary English
panic — 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 … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
panic — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a sudden uncontrollable fear or alarm. b (attrib.) characterized or caused by panic (panic buying). 2 infectious apprehension or fright esp. in commercial dealings. v.tr. & intr. (panicked, panicking) (often foll. by into) affect… … Useful english dictionary
panic — I. /ˈpænɪk / (say panik) noun 1. a sudden demoralising terror, with or without clear cause, often as affecting a group of persons or animals. 2. an instance, outbreak, or period of such fear. –adjective 3. (of fear, terror, etc.) suddenly… …
panic — panic1 noun sudden uncontrollable fear or anxiety. ↘informal frenzied hurry to do something. verb (panics, panicking, panicked) be affected by or cause to feel panic. ↘(panic someone into) drive someone through panic into (hasty or rash action).… … English new terms dictionary