fever pitch

fe·ver pitch

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [fee-ver pich]
- /ˈfi vər pɪtʃ/
- /ˈfiːvə(r) pɪtʃ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fee-ver pich]
- /ˈfi vər pɪtʃ/

Definitions of fever pitch words

noun fever pitch a high degree of excitement, as of a gathering of people: The announcement of victory brought the crowd to fever pitch. 1
uncountable noun fever pitch If something is at fever pitch, it is in an extremely active or excited state. 0
noun fever pitch a state of intense excitement 0
noun fever pitch (Idiomatic) Extreme excitement. 0

See all 4 definitions of fever pitch

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Origin of fever pitch

First appearance:

before 1910

One of the 15% newest English words

First recorded in 1910-15

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Parts of speech for Fever pitch

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Fever pitch

fever pitch popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 67% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

fever pitch usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for fever pitch

noun fever pitch

rush — to move, act, or progress with speed, impetuosity, or violence.

All 2 Synonyms of fever pitch