hapless
adjective/ˈhæpləs/
/ˈhæpləs/
[only before noun] (formal)- not lucky; experiencing extreme bad luck
- the hapless victims of exploitation
- Often the hapless victims have no warning that the flood is on its way.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryHapless is used with these nouns:- victim
Word Originlate Middle English: from hap (in the early sense ‘good fortune’) + -less.
Check pronunciation:
hapless