No. 3,087 in French
panique
Extreme fear or sudden, uncontrollable anxiety.
In a sentence
Elle a ressenti une panique soudaine en entendant les sirènes.
She felt sudden panic upon hearing the sirens.
Here, 'panique' is a noun, describing the emotion of panic that the subject experiences.
Ne panique pas, tout va bien se passer.
Don't panic, everything will be fine.
In this case, 'panique' is a verb ('panique' a conjugation of 'paniquer'), used as a command to instruct someone not to panic.
L'atmosphère était tellement chaotique qu'il y avait un air de panique partout.
The atmosphere was so chaotic that there was a sense of panic everywhere.
Here, 'de panique' is used to express the pervasive feeling of panic in the setting described.
Hear it in real podcasts
The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “panique” in actual French podcasts.
Find “panique” in podcastsLearn it from shows you like
LangTurbo plays French podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Learning English?
LangTurbo plays real English podcasts with every line translated into français, and tells you what any word means in that sentence. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
French books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).