FEVER PITCH

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A state of extreme excitement

Example:

the crowd was at fever pitch

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("fever pitch" is a kind of...):

excitation; excitement; fervor; fervour; inflammation (the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up)

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