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helplessness

noun as in disability

noun as in incompetence

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The air was heavy with frustration and helplessness.

Parents break under the weight of helplessness, watching their sons and daughters grow thinner, weaker.

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“The injustice is the worst part, but the helplessness in the face of it is — it’s a lot of moral struggle.”

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Justifying why this pile of helplessness would be placed in competition with a group of bloodthirsty adult men might mean we’re focusing on the wrong thing.

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“Still, without a pinpoint location, CHP was unable to search due to looking a few days prior with no luck. The wait, the helplessness, the pain — it’s been devastating beyond words.”

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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