Phrase guide

out of it

prep_phrase · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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prep_phrase

Meaning 1

Not participating in some trend or group.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

Examples

  • When my old friends turned up, my wife felt quite out of it.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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prep_phrase

Meaning 2

Disoriented; not thinking clearly.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

Examples

  • Having the flu all week left me pretty well out of it.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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Meaning 3

So intoxicated (from alcohol or drugs) that one is unaware of what is going on, stupefied.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

prep_phrase

Meaning 4

Asleep or unconscious.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 被冷落 (bèi lěngluò) — not participating in some trend
  • Finnish: ulkopuolinen — not participating in some trend
  • Polish: nieuczestniczący — not participating in some trend