Helpless Definition

hĕlplĭs
adjective
Not able to help oneself; weak.
Webster's New World
Lacking help or protection.
Webster's New World
Incompetent, ineffective, or powerless.
Webster's New World
Impossible to control; involuntary.
Helpless laughter.
American Heritage

Uncontrollable.

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Origin of Helpless

  • From Middle English helples, from Old English *helplēas (“helpless”), equivalent to help +‎ -less. Compare Dutch hulpeloos (“helpless”), German hilflos (“helpless”), Swedish hjälplös (“helpless”).

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Helpless Sentence Examples

  • He was helpless to find her.

  • I can't describe how helpless I felt.

  • Feeling helpless, he glanced again at the hourglass.

  • Piteous, helpless, animal moans came through the door.

  • By the door of one of these a sick man was lying upon a couch, helpless and pale.

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