anxiety attack

American  

[ang-zahy-i-tee uh-tak] / æŋˈzaɪ ɪ ti əˌtæk /

noun

anxiety attacks plural

1. a sudden, intense feeling or episode of anxiety, typically accompanied by physical symptoms such as increased heart rate; a less acute panic attack.

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Noun Inflected Forms

• anxiety attacks
  plural

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anxiety attack

Many guests speculated about the incident during the dinner afterward, wondering with concern whether Hamill had a momentary anxiety attack.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 16, 2025

Responding via Instagram, Ariana Grande said she was "disheartened" to see the comments and claimed she'd left the event early because she "had an anxiety attack".

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2024

Lucy Yu wasn’t sure if she had smoke in her lungs or was having an anxiety attack.

From New York Times ● Jun. 1, 2024

Hell, I’m Googling right now which restaurants serve roo-burgers just so I can assert some dominance and quell the anxiety attack.

From Salon ● Nov. 13, 2023

In his “M” notebook, where he had written about his pre-proposal anxiety attack, he now analyzed jealousy.

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman