Synonyms for tizzy
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : tiz-ee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈtɪz i |
Top 10 synonyms for tizzy Other synonyms for the word tizzy
- blow up
- cat fit
- distemper
- enmity
- exasperation
- fume
- fury
- gall
- hatred
- hissy fit
- huff
- ill humor
- ill temper
- impatience
- indignation
- infuriation
- irascibility
- ire
- irritability
- irritation
- mad
- miff
- outrage
- passion
- peevishness
- petulance
- pique
- rage
- rankling
- resentment
- slow burn
- soreness
- stew
- storm
- tantrum
- temper
- tiff
- umbrage
- vexation
- violence
Définition of tizzy
Origin :- 1935, American English colloquial, of uncertain origin, perhaps related to slang tizzy "sixpence piece" (1804), a corruption of tester, a name for the coin (see tester (n.2)).
- noun anger
- As soon as Mike started bluffing, the robot went into a tizzy.
- Extract from : « Unwise Child » by Gordon Randall Garrett
- Find the value of a 'bob,' a 'tanner,' a 'joey,' and a 'tizzy.'
- Extract from : « The Further Adventures of Mr. Verdant Green, an Oxford Under-Graduate » by Cuthbert Bede
- Find the value of a 'bob,' a 'tanner,' 'a joey,' and a 'tizzy.'
- Extract from : « The Adventures of Mr. Verdant Green, Vols. I to III » by Cuthbert Bede
- "And lose the tizzy they've promised us," said he of the hoe.
- Extract from : « Castle Richmond » by Anthony Trollope
- This meant he would lay out the tizzy, or kick, provided that his bed was furnished with sheets.
- Extract from : « When Ghost Meets Ghost » by William Frend De Morgan
- Why, look 'e here, my trump, its a farden more to the tizzy—that's what it is.
- Extract from : « A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume II (of II) » by Augustus de Morgan
- Tom,” said Tizzy, addressing her father across the table, “I hope you had a good run to-day.
- Extract from : « The O'Conors of Castle Conor » by Anthony Trollope
- "I dink dot boetry vos make me tizzy already," came from Hans, as he sat down on a nearby chair, his face growing suddenly pale.
- Extract from : « The Rover Boys on Treasure Isle » by Edward Stratemeyer (AKA Arthur M. Winfield)
- I haven't a shilling but what comes through his fingers; an' drat the tizzy he'll gi' me till he knows the reason why.'
- Extract from : « Uncle Silas » by J. S. LeFanu
- But I'm in a bad fix anyhow—a regular sell it's been, and I can't get a tizzy out of him.
- Extract from : « Uncle Silas » by J. S. LeFanu
Antonyms for tizzy
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