in a state

Meaning

(idiomatic) Agitated and anxious.

(colloquial) Messed up; dilapidated.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

tense agitated distraught neurotic frantic febrile overwrought uptight fevered jittery unstrung wired overstrung worked up panic-struck

Antonyms

together placid unruffled phlegmatic composed controlled
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Examples

Never remain in a state of sadness but strive to do something spiritual that will help to get you out of this state. Paisios of Mount Athos

If men are in a state in which they find it hard to be weaned from their own ways and choose rather to serve the pleasures of the flesh than to serve the Lord, and refuse to accept the Gospel life, there is no common ground between me and them. Basil of Caesarea

Markets are constantly in a state of uncertainty and flux and money is made by discounting the obvious and betting on the unexpected. George Soros

Life itself is your teacher, and you are in a state of constant learning. Bruce Lee

If a hermit lives in a state of ecstasy, his lack of comfort becomes the height of comfort. He must relinquish it. Jean Cocteau

Nothing doth more hurt in a state than that cunning men pass for wise. Francis Bacon

Words in the phrase

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