DESPERATE

(SERIOUS) [adjective] - very serious or bad; extremeSomething must be done to save the industry from its current desperate plight.They are living in desperate poverty.There's a desperate shortage of food in the area.The situation is desperate - we have no food, very little water and no medical supplies.We're in desperate straits (= have no money).Desperate can also mean extreme or very great.I'm in a desperate hurry.The earthquake survivors are in desperate need of help.He has a desperate desire to succeed.