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panic attack
This term describes a discrete clinical event rather than a general state of anxiety. While anxiety is often a lingering feeling of worry, a panic attack is characterized by its sudden onset and the intensity of physical symptoms, often mimicking a heart attack or other medical emergency.
In medical and psychological contexts, the term is used neutrally to describe a symptom. In casual conversation, it may carry a stigma or be used hyperbolically to describe extreme stress, though its primary usage remains rooted in mental health and psychiatry.
Meanings
Examples
She had a panic attack right before the exam started.
Crowded elevators often trigger a panic attack for him.
He stepped out of the meeting to deal with a sudden panic attack.
My heart is racing and I cannot breathe. Is this a panic attack?
The doctor taught her breathing exercises to manage her panic attacks.
I just need a moment to calm down after that panic attack.