panic disorder

noun

: an anxiety disorder characterized by recurrent unexpected panic attacks

Examples of panic disorder in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This helps improve communication between brain cells and can stabilize mood, making SSRIs effective for treating conditions like depression, anxiety, panic disorder, OCD, PTSD, and social anxiety. —Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025

This year a clinical trial will test a drug combination designed to bring lasting relief for people with panic disorder – a condition that can upend daily life and be notoriously difficult to treat. —New Atlas, 25 Aug. 2025

Some studies have also found that people with panic disorder are more likely to have symptoms during the early part of the follicular phase.7 Your symptoms during the follicular phase may not disrupt life very much. —Wendy Wisner, Health, 17 July 2025

Clonazepam is a sedative used to treat seizures, panic disorder and anxiety. —arkansasonline.com, 11 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1978, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for panic disorder

• boarder
• border
• corder
• order
• warder
• camcorder
• recorder
• reorder
• suborder
• transborder

Medical Definition

panic disorder

noun

: an anxiety disorder characterized by recurrent unexpected panic attacks followed by a month or more of worry about their recurrence, implications, or consequences or by a change in behavior related to the panic attacks