tizzy
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8.0
- noun
- /ˈtɪzi/
- Informal
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agitación
- She got herself all in a tizzy over the small changes to the schedule.
Now the parent is in, you know, in a tizzy because these children don't get along.
- Now the parent is in, you know, in a tizzy because these children don't get along.
Examples
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Now, you all must be in a tizzy.
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The whole town's in a real tizzy.
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Well, she was all in a tizzy anyway 'cause of you.
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I went into the kitchen and got myself something to eat; everything was in a tizzy there.
Academic text (1995) -
People are getting all in a tizzy over the truth.
Blog text (31) -
This book has got me in a total tizzy.
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Honey, don't get yourself in a tizzy about all this.
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The gals are all in a tizzy about your secret visitor.
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I'm sorry, but people need to lighten up and not get in such a tizzy.
Blog text (17) -
But alas, the boss is in a real tizzy about the passcode.
Synonyms
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1.5
A lot of worry or complaint about something small
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5.9
A short time of nervous worry and confusion
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8.6
Feeling very nervous and confused about something
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8.0
A nervous, confused state when you cannot decide
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9.9
A noisy fuss about something not important
Antonyms
Idioms
How Agitated
Surface Forms
Etymology
Tizzy has been used since the 1800s to mean a small state of nervous excitement or fuss, but its exact origin is uncertain. A helpful way to remember it is to think of a shaken 'fizzy' drink full of bubbles—so a tizzy is like a short, fizzy burst of worry or excitement.