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helpless

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help⋅less

  [help-lis]
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–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   (hělp'lĭs)   
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.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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