Panic
Fear
Synonyms Alarm, nervousness, fright, dread, horror, hysteria, perturbation, disquiet, apprehensiveness, fluster, cold sweat, tizzy, swivet, anxiety, fear, trepidation, terror, agitation, consternation, dismay, apprehension, flap, state, funk, and tizz.
Overreact
Synonyms Be alarmed, be nervous, overreact, take fright, be terrified, be hysterical, be perturbed, get worked up, lose control, flap, lose one's cool, get into a tizzy/tizz, freak out, get the willies, go into a (flat) spin, lose one's bottle, have an attack of the wobblies, alarm, unnerve, agitate, terrify, spook, be scared, be afraid, become panic-stricken, be filled with fear, be agitated, lose one's nerve, get overwrought, go/fall to pieces, fall apart, get in a flap, get the jitters, freak, get in a stew, get the wind up, have kittens, throw a wobbly, frighten, scare, fill with panic, horrify, throw into a tizzy/tizz, and put the wind up.
Example Sentences
She felt a wave of panic.
His sudden movement caused panic among everyone.
Don’t panic; everything will be fine.
Panic spread quickly through the crowd.
