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helplessness::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | impuissance, weakness |
| Type of | impotence, impotency, powerlessness |
| Derivation | helpless |
helplessness::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | depression |
| Derivation | helpless |
helplessness::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | dependence, dependency, dependance |
Examples of helplessness
helplessness
She had few of the problems she'd been warned about, only pain and helplessness.
From the chron.com
When feelings of depression, helplessness, and dread become overwhelming, pause.
From the blogs.psychcentral.com
Heartbreak because standing there on the boat, all I could feel was helplessness.
From the washingtonpost.com
Amid the sense of helplessness, there were many more who simply wanted to help.
From the nzherald.co.nz
It's his father so shrugging his shoulders in helplessness just doesn't cut it.
From the guardian.co.uk
Research has shown that futility breeds helplessness, which leads to giving up.
From the noomii.com
Gris seems to have felt a certain helplessness in the presence of outdoor nature.
From the time.com
So why are we already back to linking femininity with helplessness and frailty?
From the guardian.co.uk
In spite of his helplessness, his mother and sister still recognized his bravura.
From the orlandosentinel.com
- Powerlessness revealed by an inability to act; "in spite of their weakness the group remains active"
- The state of needing help from something
- A feeling of being unable to manage
- (helpless) lacking in or deprived of strength or power; "lying ill and helpless"; "helpless with laughter"
- (helpless) unable to function; without help
- (Helpless (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)) "Helpless" is the twelfth episode of season 3 of the television show Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
- Helpless is a play by Dusty Hughes which premiu00E8red at the Donmar Warehouse, London on March 2, 2000. It is set in England before, during, and after the 1997 general elections, which resulted in New Labour's landslide victory and in Tony Blair becoming Prime Minister.
- "Helpless" is a song written by Canadian singer-songwriter Neil Young, recorded by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young on their 1970 album Du00E9ju00E0 Vu.
- When you feel unable to influence what is happening in your own life, even though you feel you ought to be able to.
