Definitions for helpless
ˈhɛlp lɪshelp·less

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. helpless, incapacitated(adj)

   lacking in or deprived of strength or power

   "lying ill and helpless"; "helpless with laughter"

2. helpless, lost(adj)

   unable to function; without help

3. helpless(adj)

   unable to manage independently

   "as helpless as a baby"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. helpless(Adjective)

   Unable to defend oneself or to act without help.

2. helpless(Adjective)

   Uncontrollable.

Origin: From helples, from *, equivalent to . Compare hulpeloos, hilflos, hjälplös.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Helpless(adj)

   destitute of help or strength; unable to help or defend one's self; needing help; feeble; weak; as, a helpless infant

2. Helpless(adj)

   beyond help; irremediable

3. Helpless(adj)

   bringing no help; unaiding

4. Helpless(adj)

   unsupplied; destitute; -- with of

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1. Helpless

   Helpless is a play by Dusty Hughes which premièred at the Donmar Warehouse, London on March 2, 2000. It is set in England before, during, and after the 1997 general elections, which resulted in New Labour's landslide victory and in Tony Blair becoming Prime Minister.

How to pronounce helpless?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of helpless in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of helpless in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of helpless in a Sentence

1. Noelle Hancock:

   It was such a helpless feeling.

2. B. F. Skinner:

   Society attacks early when the individual is helpless.

3. James Baldwin:

   It is a very rare man who does not victimize the helpless.

4. Charnesia Corley:

   It was embarrassing, degrading, i felt low, I felt helpless.

5. Andrew Kauff:

   What a helpless feeling and high stress levels are now at our home.

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