No. 11,553 in Swedish
olycksdrabbade
Affected by misfortune or accidents.
In a sentence
Den olycksdrabbade staden arbetar hårt för att återhämta sig.
The disaster-stricken city is working hard to recover.
Here, 'olycksdrabbade' is used as an adjective to describe the city that has suffered many misfortunes or accidents.
Huset på hörnet är känt som det mest olycksdrabbade i kvarteret.
The house on the corner is known as the most accident-prone in the neighborhood.
Used as an adjective, 'olycksdrabbade' describes the house associated with frequent accidents.
Han kände stor sympati för de olycksdrabbade efter jordbävningen.
He felt great sympathy for the disaster-stricken people after the earthquake.
Here, 'olycksdrabbade' is a substantive used to refer to those affected by misfortunes, implying people in this context.
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