panicked

to feel sudden and extreme fear, especially in a dangerous or difficult situation

ponerse nervioso/a, entrar en pánico

• panic at something

Collocations panic at the news · panic in a situation

• She started to panic when she realized her wallet was missing.

  Empezó a entrar en pánico cuando se dio cuenta de que le habían robado la cartera.

to act in a way that shows you are very frightened and do not know what to do

actuar desesperadamente, reaccionar en pánico

• panic about something

Collocations panic about a situation · panic over an emergency

• The crowd began to panic as the fire alarm went off.

  La multitud comenzó a reaccionar en pánico cuando sonó la alarma de incendios.