adj.

1. Unable to help oneself; powerless or incompetent.
2. Lacking support or protection: They were left helpless in the storm.
3. Impossible to control; involuntary: helpless laughter.

helplessly help'less·ly adv.
helplessness help'less·ness n.

adjective

1. Devoid of help or protection: defenseless, unprotected. See safety/danger.
2. Lacking power or strength: impotent, powerless. See ability/inability, help/harm/harmless.
3. Not capable of accomplishing anything: impotent, inadequate, incapable, ineffectual, powerless, weak. See ability/inability, strong/weak.

adj

Definition: incapable, incompetent; vulnerable
Antonyms: able, capable, competent, enterprising, independent, resourceful, skilled, strong

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IN BRIEF: adj. - Unable to manage independently; Unable to function; Lacking in or deprived of strength or power.

It was not until we saw the picture of the earth, from the moon, that we realized how small and how helpless this planet is something that we must hold in our arms and care for. — Margaret Mead

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - hjælpeløs

Nederlands (Dutch)
hulpeloos, onbeholpen

Français (French)
adj. - impuissant, impotent (une infirmité, un handicap), d'impuissance (une expression), sans défense (qn), malheureux (une victime), démuni (un orphelin, une famille)

Deutsch (German)
adj. - hilflos

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ανήμπορος, (μτφ.) ανίκανος, χαμένος, αμήχανος, αβοήθητος

Italiano (Italian)
indifeso

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - desamparado

Русский (Russian)
беспомощный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - desamparado, desvalido

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - hjälplös

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
无助的, 无依无靠的, 无能为力的

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 無助的, 無依無靠的, 無能為力的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 스스로 어떻게도 할 수 없는, 도움이 없는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 助けのない, 手も足も出ない, 頼りない

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) بائس, لا عون له, ضعيف, عاجز‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮חסר-ישע, אין אונים‬

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