panic disorder

noun

: an anxiety disorder characterized by recurrent unexpected panic attacks

Examples of panic disorder in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

How the Study Worked In the study, 72 inactive adults with panic disorder who weren’t taking medications as treatment completed a 12-week program of brief intermittent intense exercise or relaxation training. —Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 11 Feb. 2026

The review analyzed results from 151 clinical trials and 17 reports from the Food and Drug Administration, involving about 30 different prescription drugs used to treat depression, anxiety, and bipolar and panic disorders. —David Cox, NBC news, 30 Nov. 2025

Panic Relief - Helps people with panic disorder with easy-to-use, empirically supported coping tools to better manage and move through panic attacks. —Cari Shane, USA Today, 28 Nov. 2025

Little Panic by Amanda Stern Stern’s memoir recounts her experience with a childhood panic disorder. —The New Yorker, New Yorker, 12 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1978, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for panic disorder

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• 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