in a tizzy



*in a tizzy

Fig. in an excited and confused condition. (*Typically: be ~; get [into] ~.) John is in a tizzy because we're an hour late. Mary was in a tizzy when she couldn't find her keys.
See also: tizzy

in a tizzy

mod. in a state of mental disorder. Fred is all in a tizzy.
See also: tizzy

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Theocritus-Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Jill[dʒil]
Thompson['tɔmpsn]
Rajeev-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Malayalam, Tamil, Nepali
Osiriso-SIE-ris (English)Egyptian Mythology (Hellenized)
CicelySIS-ə-leeEnglish