HyperDic: defencelessness

English > 1 sense of the word *defencelessness*:
NOUN	attribute	defencelessness, defenselessness, unprotectedness	the property of being helpless in the face of attack

English > *defencelessness*: 1 sense > noun 1, attribute
Meaning	The property of being helpless in the face of attack.
Synonyms	defenselessness, unprotectedness
Broader	vulnerability	susceptibility to injury or attack
Spanish	desabrigo, desamparo, desprotección, indefensión
Adjectives	defenceless	lacking weapons for self-defense
Adjectives	defenceless	lacking protection or support