Definition of "haplessness" [haplessness]

• The characteristic of being hapless. (noun)

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• "But on a night the fearsome Yankees were held to two hits, and shut out for the first time this season, their haplessness was a collective effort."
• "Following his most infamous display of haplessness, during a Test in Sydney, he was suspended pending investigation by the ICC Anti-Corruption and Security Unit."
• "And there was more despair for toxic co-dependents Tracy (pregnant) and Steve (thick) whose mutual haplessness led to tentative groping sessions outside the Rovers."