'in a bad way' definitions:

Definition of 'in a bad way'

From: WordNet
adjective
Facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty; "distressed companies need loans and technical advice"; "financially hard-pressed Mexican hotels are lowering their prices"; "we were hard put to meet the mortgage payment"; "found themselves in a bad way financially" [syn: distressed, hard-pressed, hard put, in a bad way(p)]

Synonyms of 'in a bad way'

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