Crushed and Hapless

Crushed

Crushed adjective - Suffering grave abuse or injustice at the hands of one in authority.

Hapless and crushed are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hapless" instead an adjective "Crushed".

Nearby Words: crush, crushing, crusher

Hapless

Hapless adjective - Having, prone to, or marked by bad luck.

Crushed and hapless are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Crushed" instead an adjective "Hapless".

Nearby Word: haplessly

Both words in one sentence

  • Western Animation / Star Wars: Clone Wars First a hapless Padawan is crushed as Grievous lands on him.
  • In A View to a Kill, a police captain bawls out some hapless officers for having wrecked their squad cars during a chase, and says the cost of the cruisers will come out of their salary, unaware that behind him his own cruiser is being crushed by the counterweight of a drawbridge.
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