helplessness

Example Sentences

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Mental health tip: Consider having a trove of cute dog and cat videos at the ready to chase down the feelings of anger or helplessness.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

As a political activist living under severe repression Shirin suffers a feeling of helplessness.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

Reducing the feelings of helplessness and even rage that new parents experience is itself a meaningful thing.

From Slate • May 3, 2026

Thousands of young undocumented migrants in Guinea have disappeared along migration routes in recent years, leaving their families in a state of uncertainty and helplessness.

From Barron's • Dec. 17, 2025

There was a helplessness to his joy, the same kind of helplessness as in that womans despair.

From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie