Vocabulary
Hapless
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
(especially of a person) unfortunate.
Urdu meaning
پیشرو سابقہ پچھلے
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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Those in Washington planning fresh aggression against Venezuela or other hapless victims should heed the advice of their own colleagues.
Dawn Editorials —
American leftovers
— 2025-12-09
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Resistance means consequences, including violence and extortion from hapless families.
Dawn Editorials —
Con jobs
— 2025-12-07
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Pakistani voters should follow that chaplain`s example and start their day with a prayer for our hapless country.The wnter is an author.www.fsaijazuddin.pk
Dawn Editorials —
Pyrrhic laurels
— 2025-11-20
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Civilians were never so hapless in a civilian era.Courts have faced the most fury for just giving a few mild verdicts against top guns in the twin cities.
Dawn Editorials —
Choking society
— 2025-11-11
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Caught in the middle are the hapless people of Sudan, who have been facing death, hunger and displacement for over two years.
Dawn Editorials —
Sudan atrocities
— 2025-11-05
Synonyms
unfortunate, luckless, unlucky, out of luck, ill-fated, ill-starred, jinxed, doomed; cursed,
Curator example
“the hapless victims of the disaster”
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