hapless

adj.
Luckless; unfortunate. See synonyms at unfortunate.

haplessly hap'less·ly adv.
haplessness hap'less·ness n.

adjective

Involving or undergoing chance misfortune: ill-fated, ill-starred, luckless, star-crossed, unfortunate, unhappy, unlucky, untoward. See luck/misfortune/chance.

adj

Definition: unfortunate
Antonyms: fortuitous, fortunate, lucky, well-off

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IN BRIEF: Unfortunate.

Kicking the ball into your own goal was a hapless mistake.

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - ulykkelig

Nederlands (Dutch)
onfortuinlijk, ongelukkig

Français (French)
adj. - pauvre (littér ou hum), infortuné (littér)

Deutsch (German)
adj. - glücklos

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - δύσμοιρος, κακότυχος

Italiano (Italian)
sfortunato

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - infeliz

Русский (Russian)
несчастный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - desventurado

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - olycklig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
倒霉的, 不幸的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 倒楣的, 不幸的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 운이 나쁜, 불행한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 不運な, あわれな

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) قليل الحظ, سئ الطالع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮חסר-מזל, אומלל‬

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