Wretch (noun)

1. A miserable or unhappy person.
2. A contemptible or worthless person.
3. A person in a pitiable or pitiful state.

Origin:

Middle english wrecche, from old english wrecca.

Examples:

1. He felt like a wretch, alone and abandoned.
2. The villain was a heartless wretch, who took pleasure in the suffering of others.
3. The wretch was living in poverty and destitution.
4. He was a wretch, consumed by his own guilt and remorse.
5. The wretch was in a state of utter despair and hopelessness.