Vocabulary
Panic
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
feel or cause to feel panic.
Urdu meaning
گھبراہٹ، دہشت، ہول، پریشانی
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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Across Asia, the signs of a fuel supply chain breaking down are emerging.Europe is not far behind, where stocks of jet fuel are depleting faster than any other category and panic buying is breaking out in some parts.
Dawn Editorials —
How it ends
— 2026-04-23
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No panic buying has been witnessed and the government has partly absorbed the steep rise in petrol and diesel rates.A large number of Pakistani students and others in Iran have been safely evacuated.
Dawn Editorials —
Crises and institutions
— 2026-04-02
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Those who have not, like India, are facing skyrocketing subsidy bills and panic buying regardless of the assurances their government is issuing.
Dawn Editorials —
Rising stakes
— 2026-03-26
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Please don`t panic when you read this.
Dawn Editorials —
Managing wartime volatility
— 2026-03-19
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Instead, it is ordinary families forced to abandon their homes and livelihoods, carrying little more than what they can gather in their panic.
Dawn Editorials —
Looking for safety
— 2026-03-16
Synonyms
be alarmed, be scared, be nervous, be afraid, overreact, become panic-stricken
Curator example
“the crowd panicked and stampeded for the exit”
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