- Unable to help oneself; powerless or incompetent.
- Lacking support or protection: They were left helpless in the storm.
- Impossible to control; involuntary: helpless laughter.
helplessness help'less·ness n.
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help·less (hĕlp'lĭs) ![]() |
| Thesaurus: helpless |
adjective
| Antonyms: helpless |
Definition: incapable, incompetent; vulnerable
Antonyms: able, capable, competent, enterprising, independent, resourceful, skilled, strong
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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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| Translations: Helpless |
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
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - desamparado
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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