helplessness
noun/ˈhɛlplɪsnɪs/US
Etymology
From helpless + -ness.
- inherited from *helpōlausaz✻
- inherited from helples
Definitions
The state of being helpless.
- Near-synonyms: powerlessness, impotence
- ADAM: 'You are faced with overwhelming power. Accept your helplessness.'
A feeling of inadequacy or impotence.
- Captain Edward Carlisle, soldier as he was, martinet as he was, felt a curious sensation of helplessness seize upon him as he met her steady gaze, her alluring smile ; he could not tell what this prisoner might do.
The neighborhood
Derived
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for helplessness. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA