tizzy
State of agitation
A tizzy is a state of nervous agitation or flustered excitement, usually over something minor: She got into a tizzy about the seating arrangements.
The word suggests overreaction—being more worked up than the situation warrants.
Informal and slightly dated.
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- fussAgitated, unnecessary concern
- ditherNervous inability to choose
- latherFoamy soap bubbles
- stewSlow-simmered meat dish
swivet · kerfuffle · brouhaha · hubbub · to-do · huff · snit · pet
Nervously upset and confused
- frazzledMentally and physically depleted
- overwroughtExcessively emotional or elaborate
- rattledDisturbed and unsettled
- discombobulatedUtterly confused or disoriented
perturbed · ruffled · unsettled · worked-up · distressed · distraught · unglued · unhinged
Uneasy and apprehensive
- jitteryAnxiously restless
- anxiousTroubled by uncertainty
- worriedTroubled by uncertainty
- apprehensiveFearful of future events
uneasy · edgy · tense · stressed · on-edge · butterflies · dread · nail-biting
Wildly anxious or desperate
- hystericalEmotionally out of control
- panickyOvercome by sudden fear
- alarmedFeeling sudden fear
- frightenedExperiencing sudden fear
terrified · desperate · wild-eyed · meltdown · hair-on-fire · apoplectic · unraveling
flap
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stew · swivet · kerfuffle · brouhaha · hubbub · to-do · huff · snit · pet · state
flustered
Nervously upset and confused
- frazzledMentally and physically depleted
- overwroughtExcessively emotional or elaborate
- rattledDisturbed and unsettled
discombobulated · perturbed · ruffled · unsettled · worked-up · distressed · distraught · unglued · unhinged · shaken
nervous
Uneasy and apprehensive
apprehensive · uneasy · edgy · tense · stressed · on-edge · butterflies · dread · nail-biting · sweating
frantic
Wildly anxious or desperate
- hystericalEmotionally out of control
- panickyOvercome by sudden fear
- alarmedFeeling sudden fear
frightened · terrified · desperate · wild-eyed · meltdown · hair-on-fire · apoplectic · unraveling
peeved
Slightly irritated
exasperated · irked · cross · huffy · snippy · tetchy · piqued · put-out · fed-up · indignant
- tantrumstantrums, tantrum, temper tantrums, meltdowns, outbursts
- fussado, bother, commotion, fussing, hassle
- agitationagitation, anxiety, worry, nervousness, unease
- frenzyfrenzy, mania, hysteria, madness, fury
- swirlingwhirl, whirlpool, whirlwind, swirl, twirl
- outburstsoutburst, burst, eruption, tantrum, meltdown
tizzycalm
Free from agitation
calmness · composure · serenity · tranquility · equanimity
tizzyclarity
State of being understandable
focus · clear-headedness · presence of mind · lucidity · concentration
- in a tizzyState of nervous agitation