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fever pitch

Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A state of extreme agitation or excitement.

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  • noun Extreme excitement

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  • noun a state of extreme excitement

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hypernyms (5)

Words that are more generic or abstract

  1. excitation
  2. excitement
  3. fervor
  4. fervour
  5. inflammation

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  • treeseed commented on the word fever pitch

    Merriam-Webster Dictionary:

    noun

    Date: 1846

    : a state of intense excitement and agitation

    February 4, 2008