HyperDic: fever_pitch

English > 1 sense of the expression *fever pitch*:
NOUN	state	fever pitch	a state of extreme / extreme excitement

English > *fever pitch*: 1 sense > noun 1, state
Meaning	A state of extreme / extreme excitement.
Example	"the crowd was at fever pitch"
Broader	excitement, excitation, inflammation, fervor, fervour	The state of being emotionally aroused and worked up