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adjective

    Devoid of help or protection: helpless, unprotected. See safety/danger.

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Definition: powerless, vulnerable
Antonyms: powerful, strong


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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Not able to protect oneself.

pronunciation Even the most rational approach to ethics is defenseless if there isn't the will to do what is right. — Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn.

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The adjective has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: lacking protection or support
  Synonym: defenceless

Meaning #2: having no protecting or concealing cover
  Synonym: naked

Meaning #3: lacking weapons for self-defense
  Synonym: defenceless


The adverb defenseless has one meaning:

Meaning #1: without defense
  Synonym: defencelessly
  Derived from adjective: defenseless (meaning #1)


 
 
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