help·less

[help-lis]
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; Middle English; see help, -less

help·less·ly, adverb
help·less·ness, noun
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helpless (ˈhɛlplɪs) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
1.  unable to manage independently
2.  made powerless or weak: they were helpless from so much giggling
3.  without help
 
'helplessly
 
adv
 
'helplessness
 
n

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helpless (ˈhɛlplɪs) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
1.  unable to manage independently
2.  made powerless or weak: they were helpless from so much giggling
3.  without help
 
'helplessly
 
adv
 
'helplessness
 
n

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Example sentences
But this is not a time for reticence, complacency, or helplessness.
So this way to overcome learned helplessness is totally unacceptable.
There may be a touch of validity to the frustrating helplessness of the couple
  faced by all of this murderous idiocy.
Abject helplessness combined with severe pain trumps everything.
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