Wretched
Wretched (adj) /ˈretʃ.ɪd/
feeling unhappy, miserable and hopeless, desolate, pitiful, heartbroken, dejected, worthless, despicable, abject
Unlike his prosperous adulthood, he used to have a wretched childhood.
Antonyms: happy, noble
Noun: wretchedness
Adverb: wretchedly