PANIC DISORDER

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An anxiety disorder characterized by unpredictable panic attacks; the attacks are usually severe but brief

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("panic disorder" is a kind of...):

anxiety disorder (a cover term for a variety of mental disorders in which severe anxiety is a salient symptom)

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