Miserable or abject (8)
I believe the answer is:
wretched
I believe this is a double definition.
'miserable' is the first definition.
(I know that miserable can be written as wretched)
'abject' is the second definition.
(I've seen this before)
(Other definitions for wretched that I've seen before include "Most unfortunate, piteous" , "Pitiful" , "Very unhappy, miserable" , "misery" , "Sorry!" .)