Meaning

5 senses
  1. Unable to defend oneself.

    hilflos

    беспо́мощныйbespómoščnyj, бесси́льныйbessílʹnyj

    безпо́мічнийbezpómičnyj, безси́лийbezsýlyj

    unable to manage independently

  2. Lacking help; powerless.

    unable to function; without help

  3. Unable to act without help; needing help; feeble.

    беспо́мощныйbespómoščnyj, не́мощныйnémoščnyj

    безпора́днийbezporádnyj, безпо́мічнийbezpómičnyj, безси́лийbezsýlyj

  4. Uncontrollable.

    a helpless urge

  5. (obsolete)From which there is no possibility of being saved.

Examples

109 sentences
  1. Tom said that he felt helpless.

    Том сказав, що почувається безпорадним. — deniko

    ruТом сказал, что чувствует себя беспомощным. — marafon

  2. I've never felt so helpless.

    Я ніколи не почував себе настільки безпорадним. — deniko

  3. Tom felt helpless and frightened.

    Том почувався безпомічним та наляканим. — deniko

  4. Tom said he felt helpless.

    Том сказав, що почувається безпорадним. — deniko

    ruТом сказал, что чувствует себя беспомощным. — marafon

  5. I'm quite helpless.

    Я доволі безпорадний. — deniko

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless:
unable to act without help; needing help; feeble:
Русский
By meaning 2
unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless:
unable to act without help; needing help; feeble:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless:

Origin

From Middle English helples, from Old English *helplēas (“helpless”) from Proto-Germanic *

From Middle English helples, from Old English *helplēas (“helpless”) from Proto-Germanic *helpōlausaz, equivalent to help + -less. Compare Dutch hulpeloos (“helpless”), German hilflos (“helpless”), Danish hjælpeløs (“helpless”) and Swedish hjälplös (“helpless”).

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Forms

more helpless, most helpless
Comparativemore helpless Lesson
Superlativemost helpless Lesson

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • unable to function; without help:lost
  • lacking in or deprived of strength or power:incapacitated

Word family

2 related words

Collocations

3 patterns
  • completely helpless
  • feel helpless
  • felt helpless

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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