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    help·less
    /ˈhelpləs/

    adjective

    • 1. unable to defend oneself or to act without help: "the cubs are born blind and helpless"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › helplessHelpless Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of HELPLESS is lacking protection or support : defenseless. How to use helpless in a sentence.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishHELPLESS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    HELPLESS definition: 1. unable to do anything to help yourself or anyone else: 2. unable to do anything to help…. Learn more.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › helplessHELPLESS Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Helpless definition: unable to help oneself; weak or dependent. See examples of HELPLESS used in a sentence.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishHELPLESS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    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.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryHELPLESS | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    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.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › helplessHelpless - definition of helpless by The Free Dictionary

    adj. 1. unable to help oneself; weak or dependent. 2. without aid or protection. 3. deprived of strength or power; powerless; incapacitated: helpless with laughter. 4. affording no help. [1125–75] help′less•ly, adv. help′less•ness, n.

  8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › helplessHelpless - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    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.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishhelpless adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

    unable to take care of yourself or do things without the help of other people. Children are the most helpless victims of war. a helpless gesture/look. He lay helpless on the floor. It's natural to feel helpless against such abuse. The worst part is being helpless to change anything. Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.

  10. www.yourdictionary.com › helplessHelpless Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Impossible to control; involuntary. Helpless laughter. American Heritage. Uncontrollable. Wiktionary. Synonyms: incapacitated. lost. unprotected. defenseless. vulnerable. numb. involuntary. ineffective. incompetent. hopeless. futile. forlorn. destitute.

  11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › helplesshelpless | meaning of helpless in Longman Dictionary of...

    helpless meaning, definition, what is helpless: unable to look after yourself or to do a...: Learn more.