NOUN | attribute | helplessness, weakness, impuissance | powerlessness revealed by an inability to act |
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state | helplessness | the state of needing help from something | |
feeling | helplessness | a feeling of being unable to manage |
Sounds | hheh'lplahsnahs | |
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Rhymes | abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs... |
Meaning | powerlessness revealed by an inability to act. | |
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Synonyms | weakness, impuissance | |
Broader | powerlessness, impotence, impotency | The quality of lacking strength or power |
Spanish | desamparo, impotencia | |
Catalan | debilitat, desempar, feblesa, fluixedat, frevolesa | |
Adjectives | helpless | lacking in or deprived of strength or power |
Meaning | The state of needing help from something. | |
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Broader | dependence, dependance, dependency | The state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something else |
Spanish | debilidad, desamparo, impotencia | |
Catalan | debilitat, desampar, impotència |
Meaning | A feeling of being unable to manage. | |
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Broader | depression | sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy |
Spanish | debilidad, desamparo, impotencia | |
Catalan | desempar, feblesa, impotència | |
Adjectives | helpless | unable to manage independently |
helpless | unable to function |
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