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helpless
/ ˈɛɪ /
adjective
- unable to manage independently
- made powerless or weak
they were helpless from so much giggling
- without help
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Derived Forms
- ˈ, adverb
- ˈԱ, noun
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Other Word Forms
- l· adverb
- l·Ա noun
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People her age, she said, “mostly feel more helpless, more resigned.”
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Ms Cherry's husband has described how he "watched in helpless horror" as his wife was fatally injured at the club on Blake Street in Shenstone.
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Her husband has described how he "watched in helpless horror" as his wife was killed at the club on Blake Street in Lichfield, Staffordshire.
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A husband has said he "watched in helpless horror" as his wife was killed in a crash on a golf course.
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"The fire was too intense, consuming the tents and the people inside. We were helpless, we couldn't do anything to save them."
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