tizzy

tiz·zy

noun \ˈti-zē\

plural tizzies

Definition of TIZZY

: a highly excited and distracted state of mind

Examples of TIZZY

1. She's always getting in a tizzy over minor things.
2. <all in a tizzy because she can't find her car keys>

Origin of TIZZY

origin unknown

First Known Use: 1935

Related to TIZZY

Synonyms: dither, fluster, fuss, huff, lather, pother, stew, sweat, swelter, swivet, fret, twitter

Related Words: bother, dudgeon, pique; alarm (also alarum), hand-wringing, panic; ado, agitation, delirium, distraction, furor, hysteria, uproar; nervous breakdown

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Rhymes with TIZZY

busy, dizzy, fizzy, frizzy