па́ника — meaning in English

English meaning

• funk noun A strong, unpleasant smell, especially body odor.
• panic noun A sudden overwhelming feeling of fear that makes it hard to think clearly.
• scare noun A sudden fright, or an event that causes widespread alarm.

Senses

па́ника is used for these senses in English:

• fearmongering The act of spreading needless fear; exaggerating purported threats in order to incite fear.
• funk (uncountable) A state of fear or panic, especially cowardly.
• panic (uncountable) Overwhelming fear or fright, often affecting groups of people or animals; (countable) an instance of this; a fright, a scare.
• scare A minor fright.

funk — full definition

1. noun A strong, unpleasant smell, especially body odor.
2. noun A style of rhythmic dance music derived from soul music, featuring a strong bass line and syncopated beat.
3. noun A state of depression, gloom, or nervous fear.
4. verb To give off an unpleasant smell.

panic — full definition

1. noun A sudden overwhelming feeling of fear that makes it hard to think clearly.
2. verb To be overcome with sudden fear, or to cause someone to feel that way.
3. verb Of a computer, to crash suddenly and stop functioning.

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