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Another word for helplessness

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Noun

  1. The condition or state of being incapable of accomplishing or effecting anything

    See also:

    strong

    affect

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Another word for helplessness

Noun

  1. Disability

    See also:

    weakness

    illness

  2. Incompetence

    See also:

    inability

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Sentence Examples

  • As she walked, the fear and helplessness uncoiled, loosening their grip on her chest.

  • A feeling of helplessness and panic welled up in him as he strained his eyes against the darkness.

  • Chief of the cardinal virtues is humility, a confession of our own helplessness and submission to God.

  • Meanwhile the people grew up unused to arms. When Italy between the years 1494 and 1530 became the battlefield of French, German and Spanish forces, it was seen to what a point of helplessness the political, moral and social conditions of the Renaissance had brought the nation.

  • Nothing points more to the helplessness of the natives' condition than their powerlessness against these foes.

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