help
less
Comparative
more helpless
Superlative
most helpless
1
lacking strength or power, often feeling unable to act or influence a situation
- She felt helpless as she watched the car accident unfold before her eyes.
- He was overwhelmed with a sense of helpless frustration when his computer crashed and he lost all his work.
- She felt helpless when faced with the overwhelming task ahead of her.
- The child's cries for help left the bystanders feeling helpless until emergency services arrived.
- He was rendered helpless by the illness, unable to perform even simple tasks.
Synonyms:
2
unable to function; without help
Synonyms:
3
unable to manage independently