tizzy

noun

tiz·​zy ˈti-zē How to pronounce tizzy (audio)
plural tizzies
Synonyms of tizzy
: a highly excited and distracted state of mind

Examples of tizzy in a Sentence

She's always getting in a tizzy over minor things. all in a tizzy because she can't find her car keys
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Stephen Colbert’s viral public access spot had former bosses CBS and its parent company Paramount in a brief tizzy over the weekend, mere hours after his buzzy late-night sign-off. Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2026 Sonequa Martin-Green had fans in a tizzy when her Boston Blue character, Lena Silver, was shot while on duty in the final two episodes of the show’s freshman season. Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 26 May 2026 Picture show On a recent spring evening, a large tortoise named Rex got loose, took a stroll down a sidewalk and left a Phoenix-area neighborhood in a tizzy trying to find his owners. Brittney Melton, NPR, 19 May 2026 And Saturday Night Live’s Kam Patterson was a part of that collective tizzy. Bethy Squires, Vulture, 3 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for tizzy

Word History

Etymology

origin unknown

First Known Use

1935, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of tizzy was in 1935

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“Tizzy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tizzy. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.

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tizzy

noun
tiz·​zy ˈtiz-ē How to pronounce tizzy (audio)
plural tizzies
: a very excited and mixed-up state of mind

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