micropanic

M3I1C3R1O1P3A1N1I1C3

noun

A small-scale and brief onset of panic.

OriginEnglish panic ← Ancient Greek μῑκρο- (mīkro-) ← Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.? →
Scrabble 18
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounmicropanic (plural micropanics)

plural micropanics

  1. A small-scale and brief onset of panic.

    Anxiety is a major problem in BSD. Many patients report having micropanics (that is, mini panic attacks).

    2008, Elizabeth Brondolo, Xavier Francisco Amador, Break the Bipolar Cycle: a Day-by-Day Guide to Living With Bipolar Disorder, New York, N.Y.: McGraw-Hill, →ISBN, page 93

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekμῑκρός (mīkrós)
  3. Ancient Greekμῑκρο- (mīkro-)
  4. Englishmicro-
  5. Englishpanic
  6. Englishmicropanic

From micro- + panic.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

micropanic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/micropanic

MLA

“micropanic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/micropanic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “micropanic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/micropanic.

Source: micropanic on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.