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in a right state en · ADJ

Meanings

1. (UK, idiomatic) in a mess or in a state of chaos; very unkempt, in poor condition.
   • At the end of a long day at work, I’m usually in a right state.
   • The COVID-19 pandemic had the world in a right state.
   • “Come off it,” said Ron, “you’re in a right state!” 2003, J. K. Rowling, chapter 20, in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix:
2. (UK, idiomatic) in a state of panic or confusion.
   • The dancers were in a right state as their track wouldn’t play minutes before their performance.
   • Trigonometry lectures always had me in a right state!
3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see in, a, right, state.

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in a state · in a state