HAPLESS Synonyms
There are 12 hypernyms of the word hapless. (close relations)
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| miserable | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • very unhappy; full of misery • deserving or inciting pity • of the most contemptible kind • of very poor quality or condition • characterized by physical misery • contemptibly small in amount | ||||||
| wretched | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • of very poor quality or condition • characterized by physical misery • very unhappy; full of misery • morally reprehensible • deserving or inciting pity | ||||||
| cursed | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • deserving a curse; sometimes used as an intensifier adjective satellite • in danger of the eternal punishment of Hell | ||||||
| doomed | adjectiveadj | |||||
noun • people who are destined to die soon adjective satellite • marked for certain death • in danger of the eternal punishment of Hell • marked by or promising bad fortune • (usually followed by `to') determined by tragic fate | ||||||
| ill-fated | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • marked by or promising bad fortune | ||||||
| jinxed | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • (usually used colloquially) causing or accompanied by misfortune | ||||||
| luckless | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • having or bringing misfortune | ||||||
| unfortunate | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune • not auspicious; boding ill noun • a person who suffers misfortune adjective satellite • unsuitable or regrettable | ||||||
| unlucky | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • having or bringing misfortune adjective satellite • marked by or promising bad fortune | ||||||
| woeful | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • affected by or full of grief or woe • of very poor quality or condition | ||||||
| plagued | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
noun • a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal • any epidemic disease with a high death rate • a swarm of insects that attack plants • any large scale calamity (especially when thought to be sent by God) • an annoyance verb • cause to suffer a blight • annoy continually or chronically | ||||||
| misfortunate | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • deserving or inciting pity | ||||||
| pathetic | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • deserving or inciting pity • inspiring mixed contempt and pity • inspiring scornful pity | ||||||
| piteous | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • deserving or inciting pity | ||||||
| pitiable | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • inspiring mixed contempt and pity • deserving or inciting pity | ||||||
| pitiful | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • inspiring mixed contempt and pity • bad; unfortunate • deserving or inciting pity | ||||||
| poor | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • having little money or few possessions • characterized by or indicating poverty • lacking in quality or substances noun • people without possessions or wealth (considered as a group) adjective satellite • deserving or inciting pity • of insufficient quantity to meet a need | ||||||
