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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
- 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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