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  1. helplessness:
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Detailed Translations for helplessness from English to German

helplessness:

helplessness [the ~] nomen

  1. the helplessness (need)
  2. the helplessness (powerlessness; impotence)
    die Hilflosigkeit

Translation Matrix for helplessness:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
Hilfebedürftigkeit helplessness; need
Hilflosigkeit helplessness; impotence; powerlessness impotence; powerlessness
- impuissance; weakness

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Synonyms for "helplessness":


Related Definitions for "helplessness":

  1. powerlessness revealed by an inability to act1
  2. a feeling of being unable to manage1
  3. the state of needing help from something1

Wiktionary Translations for helplessness:

helplessness
noun
  1. state of being helpless
  2. feeling of inadequacy or impotence

helpless:


Translation Matrix for helpless:

AdjectiveRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- incapacitated; lost
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
hilflos defenceless; defenseless; helpless; impotent; powerless abstemious; awkward; clumsy; delicate; doltish; faint; feeble; fragile; frail; fumbling; gawky; not very good; owlish; pale; poor; sick; stiff; tender; uneasy; unhandy; vulnerable; wan; weak; wooden
kraftlos defenceless; defenseless; effete; helpless; impotent; powerless; unable; weak abstemious; bad; clumsy; dead; deceased; doltish; faint; feeble; frail; gawky; lifeless; limp; listless; no energy; not very good; owlish; pale; passed away; poor; sick; slackly; spiritless; stiff; uneasy; unhandy; wan; washed-out; weak; wooden
machtlos defenceless; defenseless; helpless; impotent; powerless
ohnmächitg helpless; impotent; unable
schlaff effete; helpless; impotent; powerless; weak abstemious; clumsy; dead; deceased; doltish; dozy; drained; drowsy; dull; faint; feeble; fragile; frail; fuzzy; gawky; languid; lifeless; listless; not very good; owlish; pale; passed away; poor; ragged; ramshackle; rickety; sick; sleepy; soporific; spiritless; stiff; uneasy; unhandy; wan; washed out; weak; wobbly; wonky; wooden
schlapp effete; helpless; impotent; powerless; weak abstemious; clumsy; dawdling; doltish; dragging; drained; drooping; dull; faint; feeble; flabby; fragile; frail; gawky; inactive; indolent; inert; languid; lazy; lifeless; limp; lingering; listless; no energy; not very good; owlish; pale; passive; poor; pouchy; ragged; ramshackle; rickety; shuffling; sick; slow; slow of understanding; sluggish; stiff; tardy; tasteless; uneasy; unhandy; unsavory; unsavoury; wan; washed out; washed-out; weak; wobbly; wonky; wooden
unbemittelt defenceless; defenseless; helpless; impotent; powerless impecunious; poor; without means
unvermögend defenceless; defenseless; helpless; impotent; powerless
wehrlos defenceless; defenseless; helpless; impotent; powerless; unable

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Related Definitions for "helpless":

  1. unable to manage independently1
    • as helpless as a baby1
  2. unable to function; without help1
  3. lacking in or deprived of strength or power1
    • lying ill and helpless1
    • helpless with laughter1

Wiktionary Translations for helpless:

helpless
adjective
  1. unable to defend oneself or to act without help

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