helpless

help·less  (hlpls)

adj.

1. Unable to help oneself; powerless or incompetent.

2. Lacking support or protection: They were left helpless in the storm.

3. Impossible to control; involuntary: helpless laughter.

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helpless·ly adv.

helpless·ness n.

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helpless

Adjective

1. unable to manage independently

2. made weak: it reduced her to helpless laughter

helplessly adv
helplessness n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	helpless - lacking in or deprived of strength or power; "lying ill and helpless"; "helpless with laughter" incapacitated powerless - lacking power
	2.	helpless - unable to function; without help lost hopeless - without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success; "in an agony of hopeless grief"; "with a hopeless sigh he sat down"
	3.	helpless - unable to manage independently; "as helpless as a baby" dependent - relying on or requiring a person or thing for support, supply, or what is needed; "dependent children"; "dependent on moisture"

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helpless

adjective 1. vulnerable, exposed, unprotected, defenceless, abandoned, dependent, stranded, wide open, forlorn, destitute << OPPOSITE invulnerable

adjective 2. powerless, weak, disabled, incapable, challenged, paralysed, incompetent, unfit, feeble, debilitated, impotent, infirm << OPPOSITE powerful

Translations

helpless [ˈhɛlplɪs] adj (= incapable) → incapaz (= defenceless); indefenso

helpless [ˈhɛlplɪs] help adj → impuissant(e); [baby] → sans défense

helpless [ˈhɛlplɪs] help adj → hilflos

helpless [ˈhɛlplɪs] adj → impotente; debole; [baby] → indifeso/a