be in a sorry state

To be in a very poor, pitiful, dysfunctional, or sad state or condition. I guarantee that the company will be in a sorry state in no time if my no-account brother is put in charge. Their house has been in a sorry state ever since Dan's wife passed away.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Fri&Eth;&Thorn;JÓFr	-	Ancient Scandinavian
Bleddyn	BLEDH-in	Welsh
Samİ	-	Turkish
Claribel	['kleəribel]
Damodara	-	Hinduism
Drusilla	droo-SIL-ə (English)	Biblical, Ancient Roman, Biblical Latin