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How to pronounce defenseless in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms naked
Derivation defenselessness
Type Words
Synonyms defenceless, defencelessly, defenselessly


the child was standing in the middle of the crossfire, defenselessly.
Type Words
Synonyms defenceless
Derivation defenselessness


a defenseless child.
Type Words
Synonyms defenceless
Derivation defenselessness

Examples of defenseless

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Couples, Price and Pavin lit up a defenseless course for the third day in a row.
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This rendered Jerusalem defenseless and dealt a heavy blow to the city's status.
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I don't want to see our guys hitting guys in the head when they're defenseless.
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Besides, said Bonjour with a straight face, it's not like locals are defenseless.
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Of course, a mother caring for a defenseless child is of an evolutionary benefit.
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Sheriff's officials say she has physical disabilities that leave her defenseless.
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Like many defenseless humans, he had to use whatever little weapons came to hand.
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Let's see Buckeyes freshman Terrelle Pryor prove Big 12 defenses are defenseless.
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You accumulate smaller victories with other pieces until the king is defenseless.
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More examples
  • Without defense; "the child was standing in the middle of the crossfire, defenselessly"
  • Lacking protection or support; "a defenseless child"
  • Naked: having no protecting or concealing cover; "naked to mine enemies"- Shakespeare
  • Lacking weapons for self-defense
  • (defenselessness) the property of being helpless in the face of attack
  • Defenseless is a 1991 film directed by Martin Campbell.
  • Defenselessness is our safety and strength. It is our recognition of the Christ in us. This is a key idea in the Course because any defense stems from fear and attack, and is of the ego. Salvation and enlightenment are impossible while any fear and defensiveness remain in us. ...