Synonyms

poor piteous miserable pathetic wretched pitiable pitiful misfortunate

Examples

"a hapless victim" "miserable victims of war" "piteous appeals for help" "pitiable homeless children" "a pitiful fate" "couldn't rescue the poor fellow" "his poor distorted limbs" "a wretched life"

Used in print

First , the student trains on his hapless parents the heavy artillery of his newly acquired psychological and sociological insights .

Related terms

unfortunate