satanic panic

seɪˈtænɪk ˈpænɪk

Definition

Definition of satanic panic - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

psychology

widespread fear about satanic ritual abuse

The 1980s saw a satanic panic in many communities.
Media coverage fueled the satanic panic.
Schools were not immune to the satanic panic of the era.

fearmongering

mass hysteria

moral panic

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Expressions with satanic

satanic abuse

alleged mistreatment claimed to involve satanic rituals or beliefs

The police investigated reports of satanic abuse at the daycare.

Expressions with panic

panic button

button pressed in emergency to summon help

She hit the panic button when she noticed the smoke..

panic stations

signal to begin emergency procedures

The captain called panic stations as the ship began to sink..

panic sell

sell investments quickly due to fear

Investors often panic sell during market crashes.

press the panic button

act quickly because of sudden fear or emergency

Don't press the panic button just because you lost your keys.

hit the panic button

react with sudden fear or alarm

When the fire alarm went off, everyone hit the panic button.

push the panic button

react to a situation with fear or urgency

When the fire alarm rang, everyone pushed the panic button.

throw into a panic

cause sudden fear or anxiety in someone

The fire alarm threw the students into a panic.

in a panic

adj.

overwhelmed by sudden fear or anxiety

She was in a panic before the exam.

Above all, don't panic

adv.

most importantly, do not panic in any situation

Above all, don't panic during the emergency.

in panic mode

adj.

feeling or showing extreme fear or worry suddenly

The students were in panic mode before the big test.

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French:panique satanique, ...
German:Satanic Panic, ...
Italian:panico satanico, ...
Spanish:pánico satánico, ...
Portuguese:pânico satânico, ...
Chinese:撒旦恐慌, ...
Japanese:悪魔的パニック, ...
Arabic:ذُعْر شَيْطاني, ...
Hebrew:הִסְטֵרְיָה שָׂטָנִית, ...
Russian:сатанинская паника, ...
Ukrainian:сатанинська паніка, ...
Hindi:शैतानी अनुष्ठानों से जुड़े कथित दुर्व्यवहार को लेकर फैला व्यापक सामाजिक भय, ...
Bengali:শয়তানপূজা-আতঙ্ক, ...
Catalan:pànic satànic, ...
Czech:satanistická panika, ...
Danish:satanisk panik, ...
Dutch:satanische paniek, ...
Greek:σατανικός πανικός, ...
Hungarian:sátánista pánik, ...
Khmer:ភាពភ័យស្លន់ស្លោជាទូទៅអំពីការរំលោភបំពានក្នុងពិធីសាតាំង, ...
Korean:사탄 공포, ...
Persian:ترس از شیطان‌پرستی, ...
Polish:satanistyczna panika, ...
Portuguese (BR):pânico satânico, ...
Romanian:panică satanică, ...
Swedish:satanisk panik, ...
Thai:ความตื่นตระหนกอย่างกว้างขวางเกี่ยวกับการล่วงละเมิดในพิธีกรรมบูชาซาตาน, ...
Turkish:şeytani panik, ...
Vietnamese:cơn hoảng loạn đạo đức về nghi thức thờ quỷ Satan, ...

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