Meaning

2 senses
  1. (uncountable, usually)The state of being helpless.

    Near-synonyms: powerlessness, impotence

    Hilflosigkeit

    беспо́мощностьbespómoščnostʹ

    the state of needing help from something

  2. (uncountable, usually)A feeling of inadequacy or impotence.

    Hilflosigkeit

    a feeling of being unable to manage

Examples

7 sentences
  1. Some speculators take advantage of the ignorance and helplessness of old people.

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  2. She is bound with her helplessness.

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  3. His helplessness appeals to her motherly sympathy.

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  4. We will have to get over the feeling of helplessness.

    ruМы должны будем преодолеть чувство беспомощности.

    deWir müssen das Gefühl der Hilflosigkeit überwinden.

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  5. That is a policy of weakness, helplessness, and complete confusion.

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Translations

5 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
state of being helpless:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
state of being helpless:

Origin

From helpless + -ness.

From helpless + -ness.

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Forms

plural: helplessnesses
Singularhelplessness

uncountable

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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