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Definition of helplessness:
Synonyms:
inability, inadequacy, disorder, ineffectualness, inefficacy, incapability, failure, impotence, strong, illness, incapacity, ineffectiveness, powerlessness, weakness, ineffectuality, uselessness, impuissance, failing, affect.
Usage examples:
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I experienced that utter helplessness which is the last test of courage.
- "Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France", Stanley J. Weyman. -
He looked into Mr. Sabin's quiet face, and he was conscious of a sense of helplessness.
- "Mysterious Mr. Sabin", E. Phillips Oppenheim. -
She spoke in a sweet, helpless voice, and this helplessness was expressed in every lovely line of her figure.
- "The Miller Of Old Church", Ellen Glasgow.