helpless - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'helpless' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Helpless

[ a.]

- Destitute of help or strength; unable to help or defend one's self; needing help; feeble; weak; as, a helpless infant.
- Beyond help; irremediable.
- Bringing no help; unaiding.
- Unsupplied; destitute; -- with of.

Meaning of 'helpless' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . helpless

[ s]

Meaning (1):
- unable to manage independently

Example in sentence:

as helpless as a baby

Meaning (2):
- lacking in or deprived of strength or power

Example in sentence:

helpless with laughter;
lying ill and helpless

Nearby Words:

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Learned helplessness
Learned helplessness means a state in which people conclude that unpleasant or aversive stimuli cannot be controlled – a view of the world

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