恐慌|きょうこうkyoukou[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounpanic; scare; alarm
2. noun, economics, financepanic; financial panic
   １９３０年ねん代だいの恐慌きょうこうの間あいだ、多おおくの金持かねもちが株式市場かぶしきしじょうの崩壊ほうかいで全すべてを失うしなった。↗

   During the Depression in the 1930's, many wealthy people lost everything in the stock market crash.

• SynonymパニックNeutralLoanword for panicking and losing control; common in everyday speech. 「恐慌」 also means an economic depression and is the more written term.
• Related慌てるあわてるNeutralThe most common verb for panicking or hurrying; it also covers rushing. 「恐慌」 is extreme panic and can mean economic panic, leaning written.
• Related慌てふためくあわてふためくNeutralA verb for panicking and flailing about; describes an individual's panic, not an economic crisis.
• Related大慌ておおあわてCasualColloquial word for a frantic rush or great haste; it stresses hurry, while 「恐慌」 stresses fear-driven confusion.
• Related狼狽ろうばいWrittenWritten-style word for being flustered by the unexpected; fits individuals and organizations, as in 「狼狽を隠せない」; not for economic crises.
• RelatedパニクるCasualSlang for suddenly losing your cool; strongly colloquial, so keep it out of formal settings.
• Antonym好況こうきょうWrittenA written term for good economic conditions; the opposite of a financial 「恐慌」.
• Antonym繁栄はんえいNeutralProsperity and flourishing growth; the opposite of the economic collapse that 「恐慌」 brings.

Use 「恐慌」 for extreme panic or an economic depression, as in 「恐慌状態」「世界恐慌」. For everyday panic, go colloquial with 「パニック」 or 「慌てる」; in written prose, 「狼狽」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 恐おそれ慌あわてること。パニック。
2. 好景気こうけいきから極端きょくたんな不景気ふけいきになる際さいなどに起おこる経済けいざいの混乱こんらん。