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helplessness
noun as in disability
Strong matches
Weak match
noun as in incompetence
Strongest match
Strong matches
Example Sentences
The air was heavy with frustration and helplessness.
Parents break under the weight of helplessness, watching their sons and daughters grow thinner, weaker.
“The injustice is the worst part, but the helplessness in the face of it is — it’s a lot of moral struggle.”
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.
“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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