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hapless

IPA pronunciation: /ˈhæp.ləs/

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Russian meaning

Злосчастный, несчастный

English definition

Unfortunate; unlucky.

Example

The hapless applicant encountered a power outage during her online testing.

Collocations

hapless victim
hapless individual
hapless fellow

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