adjective
- Lacking in or deprived of strength or power.
- usage: "lying ill and helpless"; "helpless with laughter"
- synonyms: incapacitated
- Unable to function; without help.
- synonyms: lost
- Unable to manage independently.
- usage: "as helpless as a baby"
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