panic attack

noun

Psychiatry.

1. an intense attack of anxiety characterized by feelings of impending doom and trembling, sweating, pounding heart, and other physical symptoms.

panic attack

noun

1. an episode of acute and disabling anxiety associated with such physical symptoms as hyperventilation and sweating See also panic disorder

Example Sentences

"If someone's having a panic attack, telling them to just calm down isn't actually going to work. You need to address neurochemistry," says Mr Coroneos.

From BBC

"It wasn't just panic attacks. I couldn't keep food down. Everything I did involved me having a vomiting attack."

From BBC

"I had a panic attack. I just stood there trembling," he said.

From BBC

On Tuesday, she met with the Epstein survivors and was so overcome that she had a “panic attack,” according to reporter Don Lemon, who ran into her immediately after the meeting.

From Salon

The mother of one 15-year-old girl said her daughter had become a "lot happier" since she started being home educated after she started suffering from panic attacks.

From BBC

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