unprotectedness

(ˌʌnprəˈtɛktɪdnəs)

the state of being unprotected or defenceless against attack

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Noun

unprotectedness - the property of being helpless in the face of attack

defencelessness, defenselessness

vulnerability - susceptibility to injury or attack

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By considering the relevance of both memory and Ishiguro's conception of "unprotectedness," this paper attempts to investigate the extent to which the novel redefines the notion of "orphan."

The Maze of Shanghai Memory in Kazuo Ishiguro's When we were Orphans

The interviewees believed that this fear was consequent to the impunity of the perpetrators of the violence, which would lead to a feeling of unprotectedness among the women.

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Salim's voice, like the ordeals of other Palestinian returnees, portrays a sense of loss and unprotectedness, as Fanon described it 'liquidation of its systems of reference' in which the 'social panorama is destructured' (1968 p.

Criminalizing pain and the political work of suffering: the case of Palestinian 'infiltrators'

This is because taking part in a venture includes an element of unprotectedness, of danger for any subject who participates.

Personal identity and angelic touch in Wim Wenders' Wings of Desire

Sometimes he drank too much, and the tears would run down his cheeks; the vulnerability of love, its complete unprotectedness terrified him, and its small chance for survival.

Rescue

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