Source : WordNet®

in a bad way
     adj 1: suffering severe physical strain or distress; "he dropped
            out of the race, clearly distressed and having
            difficulty breathing"; "the victim was in a bad way
            and needed immediate attention" [syn: {stressed}, {distressed},
             {in a bad way(p)}]
     2: facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty; "the
        troubled car industry"; "distressed companies need loans
        and technical advice"; "financially hard-pressed Mexican
        hotels are lowering their prices"; "we were hard put to
        meet the mortgage paymentng"; "it was apparent that the
        magazine was in trouble"; "found themselves in a bad way
        financially" [syn: {distressed}, {hard-pressed}, {hard put},
         {in a bad way(p)}, {in trouble(p)}]