tizzy
tizzy · tizzies
колебание
Wirbel, Lärm, Theater
A state of nervous excitement, confusion, or distressA state of nervous excitement, confusion, or distress; a dither.
/ˈtɪzi/
» She worked herself into a tizzy.
Она разволновалась.
Meaning
2 senses(colloquial)A state of nervous excitement, confusion, or distress; a dither.
to be in a tizzy
Aufregung
(UK, archaic, slang)A sixpence; a tester.
More definitions
- an excited state of agitation
Examples
3 sentencesShe worked herself into a tizzy.
ruОна разволновалась.
Don't work yourself into a tizzy.
ruНе переживай.
There's no need to be in a tizzy, it's under control.
Translations
2 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
excitement, confusion:
Origin
Unknown. American, 1935. Possibly related to tizzy (“sixpence coin”, slang), from tester (Unknown. American, 1935. Possibly related to tizzy (“sixpence coin”, slang), from tester (“sixpence coin”, slang). Compare also dizzy.
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