Wretchedness

He was a pitiable spectacle of neglect and wretchedness as he sat there on an upturned pail, eating his bread and cheese with fingers that, like his clothing, were grimed with paint and dirt.

War is accompanied by wretchedness and sorrow.

The very manner in which the greedy miser carried himself was mired in foul wretchedness.

The wretchedness of war isn't enough to stop humanity from waging it.

She saw only that he was quiet and unobtrusive, and she liked him for it. He did not disturb the wretchedness of her mind by ill-timed conversation.