"in a state" meaning in English

See in a state in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase

Audio: en-au-in a state.ogg
Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} in a state, {{en-PP}} in a state
  1. (idiomatic) Agitated and anxious. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-in_a_state-en-prep_phrase-y0KunfTG
  2. (colloquial) Messed up; dilapidated. Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-in_a_state-en-prep_phrase-efrvyzUC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 73 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 84 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 91
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: in state, in a right state
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        "(idiomatic) Agitated and anxious."
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        "Messed up; dilapidated."
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        "(colloquial) Messed up; dilapidated."
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        "(idiomatic) Agitated and anxious."
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