in a tizzy
Worked up emotionally
In a tizzy describes a state of nervous agitation or flustered excitement, usually over something relatively minor: She was in a tizzy about the dinner party arrangements.
The phrase suggests anxious overreaction rather than genuine crisis—someone spinning their wheels emotionally.
Also appears as all in a tizzy for emphasis.
- frazzledMentally and physically depleted
- flusteredNervously upset and confused
- hot and botheredAgitated, often with desire
- agitatedEmotionally disturbed, restless
- worked upEmotionally aroused, upset
all worked up · anxious · on edge · panicked · frantic · rattled · unhinged · beside oneself · at wit's end · wound up · jittery · nervous · flapping · having kittens · overwrought · hysterical · in a state · discombobulated
in a tizzycalm
Free from agitation
composed · collected · unflappable · cool as a cucumber · serene
in a tizzyclear-headed
Able to think rationally
level-headed · cool and collected · in control · thinking straight · sharp