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Synonyms for hapless

involving or undergoing chance misfortune

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One, however, now wonders what remains in store for the hapless age-old owners.
The most agonizing dimension of the militancy and the subsequent operation was that it left the hapless children orphans.
The chief minister said that he has been under constant advise of the prime minister to work harder for the hapless people, ensure their rights and work for the formation of the society based on justice and equality which has an inbuilt mechanism for the protection of the rights of all.
Simon Bird (Will), Joe Thomas (Simon), James Buckley ( Jay) and Blake Harrison (Neil) will join forces for a two-hour studio show on Channel 4, looking back at the hit series about four hapless students and their cringeworthy and misguided capers.
Atletico Madrid striker Antoine Griezmann struck twice as they beat hapless Marseille 3-0 on Wednesday to win the Europa League for the third time.
Abdullah Hameed Gul, central leader of Jawanan-i-Pakistan said that Kashmir was a jugular vein of Pakistan and it was moral duty of the entire Pakistani nation to take concrete steps to liberate the hapless Muslims from the clutches of India.
Abdullah Hameed Gul Central Leader of Jawanan-i-Pakistan said that Kashmir is a jugular vein of Pakistan and it was our moral duty to take concrete steps to liberate the hapless Muslims from the subjugation of Indian imperialists.
Summary: Shillong ( Meghalaya) [India], March 31 (ANI): Gokulam Kerala FC decimated a hapless Indira Gandhi Academy SE side 6-1 to notch up their first win in the Indian Women's Football League at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here in Shillong on Saturday.
Summary: Local authorities to initiate action against couple who tried to exploit the condition of the hapless woman
Back in 2003, Jeremy Corbyn said people in the rest of Europe were fed-up with Britain toadying to the US and had taken revenge on the hapless Liverpool duo, Jemini, by refusing to award them a single point.
Hapless teenager Sam Witwicky is caught in the middle of the ensuing conflict as he holds the key to discovering the location of the device.
Summary: Washington: A 'trophy wife' as first lady, a hapless college-aged son who burns down a ...
Hapless George - humiliated by John Humphrys on the Today Programme on Saturday - had to after the incredible revelation that he knew nothing of the bungled Newsnight report linking an innocent man with allegations of child abuse, in spite of the fact the Jimmy Savile debacle.