fever pitch

noun

: a state of intense excitement and agitation

Examples of fever pitch in a Sentence

I worked myself up to a fever pitch of enthusiasm.

New allegations brought interest in the scandal to a fever pitch.

Demand for the new car soon reached fever pitch.

Recent Examples on the Web

Rumors began swirling and reached a fever pitch at the town hall. —Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026

This trend in propaganda intensified with the 12-day war and has since reached a fever pitch. —Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 1 Apr. 2026

Just two months ago, Trump’s immigration crackdown reached a fever pitch in Minnesota as federal agents fatally shot two American citizens while conducting street-by-street migrant roundups — sparking still more protests across the nation, particularly among high school and college students. —Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2026

Criticism from the public eventually reached a fever pitch. —Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1837, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for fever pitch

• bewitch
• distich
• enrich
• bitch
• ditch
• fiche
• glitch
• hitch
• ich
• itch
• kitsch
• lich