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help·less    Audio Help   [help-lis] Pronunciation Key
–adjective
1.unable to help oneself; weak or dependent: a helpless invalid.
2.deprived of strength or power; powerless; incapacitated: They were helpless with laughter.
3.affording no help.
[Origin: 1125–75; ME; see help, -less]

—Related forms
help·less·ly, adverb
help·less·ness, noun
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help·less    Audio Help   (hělp'lĭs)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.  
  1. Unable to help oneself; powerless or incompetent.
  2. Lacking support or protection: They were left helpless in the storm.
  3. Impossible to control; involuntary: helpless laughter.

help'less·ly adv., help'less·ness n.
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helpless

adjective
1. lacking in or deprived of strength or power; "lying ill and helpless"; "helpless with laughter" 
2. unable to function; without help 
3. unable to manage independently; "as helpless as a baby" 

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Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary (Beta Version) - Cite This Source - Share This
ˈhelpless adjective
needing the help of other people; unable to do anything for oneself
Example: A baby is almost completely helpless.
Arabic: عاجِز، لا حول له ولا قُوَّه
Chinese (Simplified): 无依靠的
Chinese (Traditional): 無能力的；不能自力的
Czech: bezmocný
Danish: hjælpeløs
Dutch: hulpeloos
Estonian: abitu
Finnish: avuton
French: faible, impuissant
German: hilflos
Greek: ανίσχυρος, ανήμπορος
Hungarian: gyámoltalan
Icelandic: ósjálfbjarga
Indonesian: tak berdaya
Italian: indifeso, inerme
Japanese: 無力な
Korean: 스스로 어떻게 할 수가 없는, 무력(無力)한
Latvian: bezpalīdzīgs
Lithuanian: bejėgis
Norwegian: hjelpeløs
Polish: bezradny
Portuguese (Brazil): desamparado
Portuguese (Portugal): desamparado
Romanian: neajutorat
Russian: беспомощный
Slovak: bezmocný
Slovenian: nebogljen
Spanish: desamparado; indefenso, desvalido
Swedish: hjälplös
Turkish: yardıma muhtaç, eli böğründe, âciz
See also: helper, helpful, helping, help, help oneself, help out, "helpless" in any language

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