Meaning

2 senses

  1. (colloquial)A state of nervous excitement, confusion, or distress; a dither.

    to be in a tizzy

    Aufregung

  2. (UK, archaic, slang)A sixpence; a tester.

More definitions
  • an excited state of agitation

Examples

3 sentences

  1. She worked herself into a tizzy.

    ruОна разволновалась. — marafon

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  2. Don't work yourself into a tizzy.

    ruНе переживай. — marafon

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  3. There's no need to be in a tizzy, it's under control.

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Translations

2 languages
Deutsch
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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Forms

plural: tizzies
Singulartizzy
Pluraltizzies

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
ditherC1
Close in meaning

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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