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Detailed Translations for helplessness from English to French

helplessness:

helplessness [the ~] noun

  1. the helplessness (need)
    la détresse; la précarité; la misère
  2. the helplessness (powerlessness; impotence)
    l'abandon; la vulnérabilité; le délaissement; l'état désespéré

Translation Matrix for helplessness:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
abandon helplessness; impotence; powerlessness ABEND; abandoning; abandonment; abend; ceasing; desertion; desolation; dropping out; dropping the subject; leaving; loneliness; withdrawing
délaissement helplessness; impotence; powerlessness desolation; isolation; loneliness; relaxation
détresse helplessness; need adversity; bad luck; dejection; depression; destitution; disaster; grief; melancholy; misfortune; mournfulness; necessity; need; regret; reverse; sadness; sorrow; trouble; wistfulness
misère helplessness; need adversity; bad condition; bad luck; blows; calamity; catastrophe; dearth; deficiency; destitution; disaster; disasters; discomforts; famine; grief; hardship; hollowness; lack; lankiness; leanness; meagerness; meagreness; miserable condition; misery; misfortune; misfortunes; necessity; need; needyness; parsimony; paucity; penury; poor situation; poorness; poverty; problems; punches; reverse; sadness; scantiness; scarcity; shortage; skinniness; slenderness; sorrow; sparsity; squalor; thinness; tightness; trouble; troubles; want
précarité helplessness; need brittleness; crumblyness; frailty
vulnérabilité helplessness; impotence; powerlessness sensitiveness; susceptibility; touchiness; vulnerability
état désespéré helplessness; impotence; powerlessness
- impuissance; weakness

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Synonyms for "helplessness":


Related Definitions for "helplessness":

  1. powerlessness revealed by an inability to act1
  2. a feeling of being unable to manage1
  3. the state of needing help from something1

helpless:


Translation Matrix for helpless:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
faible spineless chap; spineless fellow; weakling
AdjectiveRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- incapacitated; lost
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
dans le besoin defenceless; defenseless; helpless; impotent; powerless
débile helpless; impotent; unable crazy; daft; foolish; funny; idiotic; insane; loony; mad; nuts; odd; potty; ridiculous; silly; stark mad; stark raving mad; stark staring mad; stupid
débilement helpless; impotent; unable
défaillant helpless; impotent; unable
délaissé defenceless; defenseless; helpless; impotent; powerless deserted; desolate; forlorn; isolated; lonely; lonesome; neglected; quarantined; secluded; sequestered; solitary
dénué de tout defenceless; defenseless; helpless; impotent; powerless
désarmeé helpless; impotent; unable
désarmé defenceless; defenseless; helpless; impotent; powerless
désarmée defenceless; defenseless; helpless; impotent; powerless
faible effete; helpless; impotent; powerless; unable; weak abstemious; bad; dead; deceased; delicate; dim; drained; faint; feeble; fragile; frail; inferior; languid; lifeless; limp; listless; no energy; pale; passed away; poor; shadowy; sick; slackly; spiritless; tender; vulnerable; wan; washed out; washed-out; weak
faiblement effete; helpless; impotent; powerless; unable; weak abstemious; bad; dully; faint; feeble; flat; frail; pale; poor; sick; slackly; wan; weak
impuissant effete; helpless; impotent; powerless; unable; weak impotent
sans armes defenceless; defenseless; helpless; impotent; powerless; unable unarmed
sans défense defenceless; defenseless; helpless; impotent; powerless; unable
sans force effete; helpless; impotent; powerless; unable; weak abstemious; bad; clumsy; dead; deceased; doltish; drained; faint; feeble; frail; gawky; languid; lifeless; limp; listless; no energy; not very good; owlish; passed away; poor; slackly; spiritless; stiff; uneasy; unhandy; washed out; washed-out; weak; wooden
sans ressources defenceless; defenseless; helpless; impotent; powerless destitute; down and out; impecunious; impoverished; penniless; poor; unemployed; without means
vulnérable defenceless; defenseless; helpless; impotent; powerless delicate; fragile; frail; tender; vulnerable; weak

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Synonyms for "helpless":


Related Definitions for "helpless":

  1. unable to manage independently1
    • as helpless as a baby1
  2. unable to function; without help1
  3. lacking in or deprived of strength or power1
    • lying ill and helpless1
    • helpless with laughter1

Wiktionary Translations for helpless:

helpless
adjective
  1. unable to defend oneself or to act without help