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helplessnesses

helplessnesses is the plural of helplessness.

Meaning of helplessness

Noun

helplessness (usually uncountable, plural helplessnesses)

  1. (usually) The state of being helpless.
    • Near-synonyms: powerlessness, impotence
  2. (usually) A feeling of inadequacy or impotence.
    • Captain Edward Carlisle, soldier as he was, martinet as he was, felt a curious sensation of helplessness seize upon him as he met her steady gaze, her alluring smile ; he could not tell what this prisoner might do.1910, Emerson Hough, chapter I, in The Purchase Price: Or The Cause of Compromise, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC

Questions about helplessnesses

What is helplessnesses the plural of?
Helplessnesses is the plural of helplessness.

Words near helplessnesses in the dictionary

  1. helplessdesk
  2. helplessdesks
  3. helplesse
  4. helplessly
  5. helplessness
  6. helplessnesses
  7. helpline
  8. helplines
  9. helpliness
  10. helply
  11. helpmate

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