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Synonyms for helpless


Grammar : Adj
Spell : help-lis
Phonetic Transcription : ˈhɛlp lɪs

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Définition of helpless

Origin :
  • "unable to act for oneself," c.1200, from help (n.) + -less. Related: Helplessly; helplessness. In Middle English and later sometimes also "unable to give help, affording no help" (late 14c.), but this was never common.
  • adj incapable, incompetent; vulnerable
Example sentences :
  • I remembered the helpless kid that Paralus confided to my care.
  • Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
  • John made a helpless gesture, and at a renewed call, went indoors.
  • Extract from : « The Armourer's Prentices » by Charlotte M. Yonge
  • She fell to the floor in helpless, shrieking laughter when he came.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • But she could not get her mother's feeling of him as a helpless, dependent thing.
  • Extract from : « Life and Death of Harriett Frean » by May Sinclair
  • Nay, we must carry on and play the part of the helpless merchant.
  • Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • Christine sat on the stairs outside, frightened and helpless.
  • Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • "They are helpless and alone," he muttered, slowly rising to his feet.
  • Extract from : « Ridgeway » by Scian Dubh
  • The tender women, and helpless children, fell victims to their cruelty.
  • Extract from : « The Adventures of Colonel Daniel Boone » by John Filson
  • Her right arm appeared to be helpless, for she pressed it so closely to her breast.
  • Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
  • One-third of the cabins of the South were filled with the old and helpless.
  • Extract from : « The Underdog » by F. Hopkinson Smith

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