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panic attack

NOUN
anxiety attack
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Shear, with a resting face that seems halfway to panic attack, plays Sam, whose free-floating anxiety is enough to make him faint in public after getting laid off.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 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

"Every time I do I have a panic attack, every day I am scared," she said.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

Mark didn’t allow himself to have the same panic attack this time.

From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner