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The meaning of HELPLESS is lacking protection or support : defenseless. How to use helpless in a sentence.
HELPLESS definition: 1. unable to do anything to help yourself or anyone else: 2. unable to do anything to help…. Learn more.
Synonyms for HELPLESS: vulnerable, susceptible, unprotected, defenseless, undefended, exposed, unguarded, unarmed; Antonyms of HELPLESS: resistant, protected, safe, sheltered, secure, armed, covered, invulnerable
C1. unable to do anything to help yourself or anyone else: a helpless two-day-old baby. You feel so helpless because there's nothing you can do to make the child better. helpless (to do something) against someone/something The government is helpless (to act) against these crooks.
Helpless definition: unable to help oneself; weak or dependent. See examples of HELPLESS used in a sentence.
To be helpless is to have no ability to take care of or protect yourself from harm. A newborn baby is helpless, and needs parents to care for her. If you're helpless, you're dependent on other people to assist or care for you.
If you are helpless, you do not have the strength or power to do anything useful or to control or protect yourself. Parents often feel helpless, knowing that all the cuddles in the world won't stop the tears. Children are dying, and I am helpless to do anything.
