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helpless

[ help-lis ]

adjective

  1. unable to help oneself; weak or dependent:

    a helpless invalid.

  2. deprived of strength or power; powerless; incapacitated:

    They were helpless with laughter.

  3. affording no help.


helpless

/ ˈ³óɛ±ô±è±ôɪ²õ /

adjective

  1. unable to manage independently
  2. made powerless or weak

    they were helpless from so much giggling

  3. without help
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ³ó±ð±ô±è±ô±ð²õ²õ±ô²â, adverb
  • ˈ³ó±ð±ô±è±ô±ð²õ²õ²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³ó±ð±ô±èl±ð²õ²õ·±ô²â adverb
  • ³ó±ð±ô±èl±ð²õ²õ·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of helpless1

First recorded in 1125–75; Middle English; help + -less
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The team used and won a pair of challenges by the third quarter, leaving them helpless when a replay showed Curry, not the Lakers, kicked the ball out of bounds.

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"It's very sobering. Myanmar has been hit by so many disasters, some natural, some human made. Everyone's just gotten so tired. We are feeling hopeless and helpless."

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"I have no remorse for leaving the country, because I had to. But I feel guilty because our people need us the most now. I feel helpless."

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But that money also meant my days were spent taking care of dog owners like they were helpless animals themselves.

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The first patient to receive facial scanning and burn mask treatment, after the 14-month period when Qaradaya’s rehab team was helpless to treat disfiguring facial burns, was a two-year-old child.

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