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Synonyms for helplessness
help·less·ness
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
helplessness
Synonyms:
awkwardness, dulness, feebleness, imbecility, impotence, inability, inaptitude, incapacity, incompetence, inefficiency, maladroitness, stupidity, unskilfulness, weaknessAntonyms:
ability, aptitude, capability, capacity, cleverness, cogency, competency, dexterity, efficacy, efficiency, energy, expertness, faculty, force, might, power, qualification, readiness, skill, strength, susceptibility, talent
Princeton's WordNet
helplessness, weakness, impuissancenoun
powerlessness revealed by an inability to act
"in spite of their weakness the group remains active"
Synonyms:
impuissance, weakness, failinghelplessnessnoun
the state of needing help from something
Synonyms:
impuissance, weaknesshelplessnessnoun
a feeling of being unable to manage
Synonyms:
impuissance, weakness
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List of paraphrases for "helplessness":
powerlessness, impotence, defencelessness, distress, inability, hopelessness, helpless, orphanhood
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#8215 | failing | |
#10957 | weakness | |
#11794 | inability | |
#12669 | distress | |
#19210 | impotence | |
#19578 | helpless | |
#20444 | stupidity | |
#29658 | incompetence | |
#31904 | incapacity | |
#38445 | inefficiency | |
#48812 | hopelessness | |
#49680 | helplessness | |
#73354 | powerlessness | |
#76733 | awkwardness | |
#173706 | imbecility | |
#181826 | feebleness | |
#269750 | dulness |
How to use helplessness in a sentence?
We, the Russian people, are against the war Putin has unleashed. We don’t support this war, it is being waged not on our behalf, i know that right now many of you feel desperation, helplessness, shame over Vladimir Putin’s attack on the friendly nation of Ukraine. But I urge you not to despair.
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan:
We cannot bear any longer to sit back and watch bodies of children and women washed ashore on the coasts of the Mediterranean and Aegean as a result of a forced helplessness, the solution of this crisis is through bringing down the tyrannic regime in Syria.
Instead of focusing on questions the child may have about concrete things, ask them questions like' How do you think those people were feeling ? Do you know why they were angry ? What do you do when you feel like something is unfair ?' providing a controlled space to understand what is going on and ways to process it will help children navigate the distressing emotions, helplessness and fear they may be experiencing.
We've seen the needle move from flawlessness in the '50s to absolute helplessness in the '90s and now we kind of want the needle to come back down the center where it should be, we're not Superman, but we're not idiots either.
Compassion fatigue is a well-established concept in the realm of health care providers. First observed in nurses who worked in emergency rooms, it describes the sense of helplessness and hopelessness that can overtake a person providing care for someone whose suffering seems never-ending and insurmountable.
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