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/ˈtɪzi/ · noun
(colloquial) A state of nervous excitement, confusion, or distress; a dither..
to be in a tizzy
That Todd Evergreen. The reclusive, twenty-two-year-old, overnight billionaire whose very existence has put us all in a tizzy.
The Chatbots Are Here, and the Internet Industry Is in a Tizzy [title]
Down with the stumpy; a tizzy for a pot of half-and-half.
Tadpole holds out, but between threats and cajoleries at length sells half for one shilling and sixpence — about a fifth of its fair market value; however, he is glad to realize anything, and, as he wisely remarks, "Wanderer mayn't win, and the tizzy is safe anyhow."
Use tizzy when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Tizzy means (colloquial) A state of nervous excitement, confusion, or distress; a dither..
Common synonyms include dither, flap, fuss, pother.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
to be in a tizzy
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