Meaning of out of sorts

[Rich7]

Test No. incompl/inter-93 "Hotchpotch", question 3

I didn't think he looked very well when we last saw him - in fact he was really out of ..........

(a) order
(b) form
(c) sorts
(d) trend

Test No. incompl/inter-93 "Hotchpotch", answer 3

I didn't think he looked very well when we last saw him - in fact he was really out of sorts.

Correct answer: (c) sorts

Your answer was: incorrect
I didn't think he looked very well when we last saw him - in fact he was really out of form.
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So, does this mean "sick"?

[Torsten]

If you are out of sorts, you are unhappy or unsatisfied with something.
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[Rich7]

Unhappy or satisfied

[Haihao]

Hi,

[Alan]

Hi,

I don't know the phrase 'out of form'. The expression 'out of sorts' is the accepted one suggesting that there is something wrong with you but it isn't very serious.

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