κακῶς ἔχειν
From LSJ
οἵ γε καὶ ἐν τῷ παρόντι ἀντιπάλως μᾶλλον ἢ ὑποδεεστέρως τῷ ναυτικῷ ἀνθώρμουν → whose navy, even as it was, faced the Athenian more as an equal than as an inferior
Greek > English (Woodhouse)
be badly off, be in a parlous state, be in bad circumstances, be in evil plight, be uncomfortable, be uneasy, fare ill with, feel well, go ill with, keep ill