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helpless
3 dictionary results for: helplessness
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help·less       [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]

help·less·ly, adverb
help·less·ness, noun
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help·less       (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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helplessness

noun
1. powerlessness revealed by an inability to act; "in spite of their weakness the group remains active" 
2. the state of needing help from something 
3. a feeling of being unable to manage 

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