helplessness

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun powerlessness revealed by an inability to act
  2. noun the state of needing help from something
  3. noun a feeling of being unable to manage

Etymology

From helpless + -ness.

In classic literature

Synonyms

weakness, impuissance

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