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
MÁRton	MAHR-ton	Hungarian
JaŠA	-	Slovene
Balbino	-	Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Rare), Italian (Rare)
Inez	['i:nez]
CÉLine	se-LEEN	French
&Thorn;ÓRveig	-	Ancient Scandinavian