Interglot - "helplessness": Synonyms in English

Summary

English Synonyms: more detail...

helplessness:
- helplessness; need; powerlessness; impotence; weakness; impuissance
helpless:
- helpless; impotent; unable; defenceless; powerless; defenseless; effete; weak; lost; incapacitated

English

Detailed Synonyms for helplessness in English

the helplessness
the helplessness; the need
- helplessness [the ~] nom
- need [the ~] nom
the helplessness
the powerlessness; the helplessness; the impotence
- powerlessness [the ~] nom
- helplessness [the ~] nom
- impotence [the ~] nom
the helplessness

– powerlessness revealed by an inability to act ¹
the weakness; the helplessness; the impuissance
– powerlessness revealed by an inability to act ¹
- weakness [the ~] nom
  - in spite of their weakness the group remains active¹
- helplessness [the ~] nom
- impuissance [the ~] nom
the helplessness

– a feeling of being unable to manage ¹
the helplessness
– a feeling of being unable to manage ¹
- helplessness [the ~] nom
the helplessness

– the state of needing help from something ¹
the helplessness
– the state of needing help from something ¹
- helplessness [the ~] nom

unable to manage independently¹
- as helpless as a baby¹
unable to function; without help¹
lacking in or deprived of strength or power¹
- lying ill and helpless¹
- helpless with laughter¹