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 [ˈhɛlplɪs]

adj

1. unable to manage independently

2. made powerless or weak they were helpless from so much giggling

3. without help

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 The children were left helpless.
vulnerable safe, secure, well-protected, invulnerable

2. powerless, weak, disabled, incapable, paralysed, incompetent, unfit, feeble, debilitated, impotent, infirm Since the accident I am completely helpless.
powerless able, strong, fit, tough, powerful, healthy, capable, thriving, mighty, hardy, robust, sturdy, hearty

Translations

helpless [ˈhelplɪs] ADJ

1. (= powerless) [victim] → indefenso, inerme(more frm); [feeling] → impotente; [gesture] → de impotencia; (= incapacitated) → incapacitado
he is helpless without his crutches → sin las muletas no puede hacer nada
we were helpless to prevent it → no pudimos hacer nada para impedirlo
to feel helpless → sentirse impotente
she is a helpless invalid → está inválida y no puede valerse por sí misma
to be helpless with laughter → estar muerto de(la)risa
he lay helpless on the ground → yacía indefenso or inerme en el suelo

2. (= vulnerable) → indefenso
as helpless as a baby → tan indefenso como un bebé

helpless [ˈhɛlpləs] adj

(= powerless) → impuissant(e)
to feel helpless → se sentir désarmé(e)

[baby] → sans défense

helpless

adj (= powerless) person → machtlos (against gegen); (= vulnerable) child, victim, invalid, gesture → hilflos; a helpless feeling → ein Gefühl nt → der Hilflosigkeit; he was helpless to prevent it → er konnte es nicht verhindern; he was helpless to resist → er konnte nicht widerstehen; to feel helpless → sich hilflos fühlen; she was helpless with laughter → sie konnte sich vor Lachen kaum halten; helpless state → Hilflosigkeit f; he is reduced to a helpless state → er ist zur Hilflosigkeit verurteilt

helpless [ˈhɛlplɪs] adj (rage, person, powerless) → impotente; (person, vulnerable) → indifeso/a; (physically weak) → debole
a helpless invalid → un infermo
a helpless old lady → una povera vecchietta
helpless with laughter → morto/a dalle risate

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helpless [ˈhɛlplɪs] adj (rage, person, powerless) → impotente; (person, vulnerable) → indifeso/a; (physically weak) → debole
a helpless invalid → un infermo
a helpless old lady → una povera vecchietta
helpless with laughter → morto/a dalle risate