a sorry state (of affairs)

A particularly unfortunate, unpleasant, and/or upsetting situation or set of circumstances. Their company has been in a sorry state ever since Jonathan took over. It's a sorry state of affairs when you can no longer be sure how you'll feed your children each night.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Aslan	-	Turkish, Kazakh, Azerbaijani, Chechen, Ingush
Seffora	-	Biblical Latin
Muhemmet	-	Uyghur
Theutrich	-	Ancient Germanic
Pirkko	PEERK-ko	Finnish
Ferrutius	-	Late Roman