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
Eve	EEV (English), EV (French)	English, French, Biblical
Hopkin	HAHP-kin	Medieval English
Zubaida	-	Arabic
Calogero	kah-lo-JE-ro	Italian
Dudda	-	Anglo-Saxon
ErkİN	-	Turkish