We will have to get over the feeling of helplessness.
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Helplessness
//ˈhɛlplɪsnɪs//
Synonyms for "helplessness" (13 found)
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Noun(2 words)
Related words (6)
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7 entriesSynonyms
1 entriescauses desire
1 entriescoordinate
1 entriesderived
1 entriesderived from
1 entriesis a
3 entriesrelated to
5 entriesTranslations
35 translations across 16 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- безпомощност noun (state of being helpless)
- безсилие noun (feeling of inadequacy or impotence)
Catalan
1 entries- indefensió noun (state of being helpless)
Czech
1 entries- bezmocnost noun (state of being helpless)
French
1 entries- manque de défense noun (state of being helpless)
Georgian
3 entries- უმწეობა noun (state of being helpless)
- უმწეობა noun (feeling of inadequacy or impotence)
- უძლურება noun (feeling of inadequacy or impotence)
German
2 entries- Hilflosigkeit noun (state of being helpless)
- Hilflosigkeit noun (feeling of inadequacy or impotence)
Hebrew
1 entries- אוזלת יד noun (state of being helpless)
Hindi
3 entries- अक्षमता noun (state of being helpless)
- अक्षमता noun (feeling of inadequacy or impotence)
- असहायता noun (state of being helpless)
Hungarian
4 entries- gyámoltalanság noun (state of being helpless)
- kiszolgáltatottság noun (state of being helpless)
- kétségbeesettség noun (feeling of inadequacy or impotence)
- kétségbeesés noun (feeling of inadequacy or impotence)
Latin
1 entries- inopia noun (state of being helpless)
Manx
1 entries- anheiltys noun (state of being helpless)
Norwegian Bokmål
2 entries- hjelpeløshet noun (state of being helpless)
- hjelpeløshet noun (feeling of inadequacy or impotence)
Polish
3 entries- bezbronność noun (state of being helpless)
- bezradność noun (state of being helpless)
- bezsilność noun (state of being helpless)
Russian
1 entries- беспо́мощность noun (state of being helpless)
Spanish
3 entries- desesperanza noun (state of being helpless)
- impotencia noun (state of being helpless)
- indefensión noun (state of being helpless)
Swedish
1 entries- hjälplöshet noun (state of being helpless)
Sample sentences
12 total sentences available.
Some speculators take advantage of the ignorance and helplessness of old people.
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His helplessness appeals to her motherly sympathy.
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That is a policy of weakness, helplessness, and complete confusion.
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