panic attack
noun Psychiatry.
an intense attack of anxiety characterized by feelings of impending doom and trembling, sweating, pounding heart, and other physical symptoms.
Also called
anxiety attack.
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Example sentences from the Web for anxiety-attack
The anxiety-attack had extended and was persistent, and the mental disorder lasted for months.
Collected Papers on Analytical Psychology |C. G. Jung
British Dictionary definitions for anxiety-attack
panic attack
noun
an episode of acute and disabling anxiety associated with such physical symptoms as hyperventilation and sweating
See also panic disorder
Medical definitions for anxiety-attack
panic attack
n.
The sudden onset of intense anxiety, characterized by feelings of intense fear and apprehension and accompanied by palpitations, shortness of breath, sweating, and trembling.
anxiety attack