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FEVER PITCH
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Dictionary entry overview: What does fever pitch mean?
• FEVER PITCH (noun)
The noun FEVER PITCH has 1 sense:
1. a state of extreme excitement
Familiarity information: FEVER PITCH used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A state of extreme excitement
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Context example:
the crowd was at fever pitch
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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