Definition of "Wretchedness" :

noun: the quality of being poor and inferior and sorry

"He has compiled a record second to none in its wretchedness."

noun: the character of being uncomfortable and unpleasant

"The wretchedness for which these prisons became known."

noun: a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune

"The misery and wretchedness of those slums is intolerable."