helpless

(Anglès)

1. Unable to defend oneself.
2. Lacking help; powerless.
3. Unable to act without help; needing help; feeble.
4. Uncontrollable.
5. (obsolete) From which there is no possibility of being saved.

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈhɛlplɪs/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de anglès mitjà: helples

Heretat de anglès antic: *helplēas

Cognat amb neerlandès: hulpeloos

Cognat amb alemany: hilflos

Cognat amb suec: hjälplös

In summary

From Middle English helples, from Old English *helplēas (“helpless”) from Proto-Germanic *helpōlausaz, equivalent to help + -less. Compare Dutch hulpeloos (“helpless”), German hilflos (“helpless”), Danish hjælpeløs (“helpless”) and Swedish hjälplös (“helpless”).

Conceptes

indefens

va

ineficaç

inútil

incapaç

desemparat

inepte

Sinònims

powerless

forlorn

poor

impotent

weak

destitute

inept

defenseless

defenceless

innocent

😇

hopeless

unaided

alone

shiftless

discouraging

tender

isolated

disheartening

lonely

lost

miserable

clumsy

incapacitated

pitiable

awkward

unpromising

unprotected

vulnerable

resourceless

needy

orphan

orphaned

parentless

pathos

pity

quiet

shelterless

sickly

sorrow

stand-alone

subject

tired

😫

toothless

unable

unassisted

unavailing

undefended

undependable

under control

uneasy

Traduccions

hilflos

hulpeloos

impotente

indefeso

ratlos

αβοήθητος

impotente

indifeso

impuissant

bezradny

inerme

impacciato

bezsilny

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