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"word": "helplessly"
},
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"word": "helplessness"
}
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"2": "enm",
"3": "helples"
},
"expansion": "Middle English helples",
"name": "inh"
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"1": "en",
"2": "ang",
"3": "*helplēas",
"t": "helpless"
},
"expansion": "Old English *helplēas (“helpless”)",
"name": "inh"
},
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"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "gem-pro",
"3": "*helpōlausaz"
},
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"name": "inh"
},
{
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"2": "help",
"3": "less"
},
"expansion": "help + -less",
"name": "suffix"
},
{
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"1": "nl",
"2": "hulpeloos",
"3": "",
"4": "helpless"
},
"expansion": "Dutch hulpeloos (“helpless”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "de",
"2": "hilflos",
"3": "",
"4": "helpless"
},
"expansion": "German hilflos (“helpless”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
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"2": "hjälplös",
"3": "",
"4": "helpless"
},
"expansion": "Swedish hjälplös (“helpless”)",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Middle English helples, from Old English *helplēas (“helpless”) from Proto-Germanic *helpōlausaz, equivalent to help + -less. Compare Dutch hulpeloos (“helpless”), German hilflos (“helpless”), Swedish hjälplös (“helpless”).",
"forms": [
{
"form": "more helpless",
"tags": [
"comparative"
]
},
{
"form": "most helpless",
"tags": [
"superlative"
]
}
],
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"expansion": "helpless (comparative more helpless, superlative most helpless)",
"name": "en-adj"
}
],
"hyphenation": [
"help‧less"
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "adj",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"ref": "1995, Bryan Adams, Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?",
"text": "Then when you find yourself lyin' helpless in her arms\nYou know you really love a woman",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "2008, BioWare, Mass Effect, Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: FTL Drive Codex entry",
"text": "Rana Thanoptis: Are we good? Can I go?\nShepard: You conducted brutal experiments on helpless test subjects. You helped Saren. You don't get to live.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"Unable to defend oneself."
],
"id": "en-helpless-en-adj-tXfo6ZRV",
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "55 3 18 12 12",
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ʕājiz",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"word": "عَاجِز"
},
{
"_dis1": "55 3 18 12 12",
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "bjezdapamóžny",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"word": "бездапамо́жны"
},
{
"_dis1": "55 3 18 12 12",
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "bjaspómačny",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"word": "бяспо́мачны"
},
{
"_dis1": "55 3 18 12 12",
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "bjassílʹny",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"word": "бяссі́льны"
},
{
"_dis1": "55 3 18 12 12",
"code": "bn",
"lang": "Bengali",
"roman": "okkhom",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"word": "অক্ষম"
},
{
"_dis1": "55 3 18 12 12",
"code": "bn",
"lang": "Bengali",
"roman": "lacar",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"word": "লাচার"
},
{
"_dis1": "55 3 18 12 12",
"code": "bn",
"lang": "Bengali",
"roman": "nacar",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"word": "নাচার"
},
{
"_dis1": "55 3 18 12 12",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "bezpómošten",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"word": "безпо́мощен"
},
{
"_dis1": "55 3 18 12 12",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "bezsílen",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"word": "безси́лен"
},
{
"_dis1": "55 3 18 12 12",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"word": "indefens"
},
{
"_dis1": "55 3 18 12 12",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"word": "無助的"
},
{
"_dis1": "55 3 18 12 12",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "wúzhù",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"word": "无助的"
},
{
"_dis1": "55 3 18 12 12",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"word": "無力的"
},
{
"_dis1": "55 3 18 12 12",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "wúlì de",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"word": "无力的"
},
{
"_dis1": "55 3 18 12 12",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"word": "bezmocný"
},
{
"_dis1": "55 3 18 12 12",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"word": "bezradný"
},
{
"_dis1": "55 3 18 12 12",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"word": "hjælpeløs"
},
{
"_dis1": "55 3 18 12 12",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"word": "hulpeloos"
},
{
"_dis1": "55 3 18 12 12",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"word": "senhelpa"
},
{
"_dis1": "55 3 18 12 12",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"word": "avuton"
},
{
"_dis1": "55 3 18 12 12",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"word": "sans défense"
},
{
"_dis1": "55 3 18 12 12",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "umc̣eo",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"word": "უმწეო"
},
{
"_dis1": "55 3 18 12 12",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"word": "hilflos"
},
{
"_dis1": "55 3 18 12 12",
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "lācār",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"word": "लाचार"
},
{
"_dis1": "55 3 18 12 12",
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "bebas",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"word": "बेबस"
},
{
"_dis1": "55 3 18 12 12",
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "vivaś",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"word": "विवश"
},
{
"_dis1": "55 3 18 12 12",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"word": "kiszolgáltatott"
},
{
"_dis1": "55 3 18 12 12",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"word": "védtelen"
},
{
"_dis1": "55 3 18 12 12",
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"word": "senhelpa"
},
{
"_dis1": "55 3 18 12 12",
"code": "ig",
"lang": "Igbo",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"word": "enweghị enyemaka"
},
{
"_dis1": "55 3 18 12 12",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"word": "fágtha"
},
{
"_dis1": "55 3 18 12 12",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"word": "indifeso"
},
{
"_dis1": "55 3 18 12 12",
"alt": "むりょくな",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "muryoku na",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"word": "無力な"
},
{
"_dis1": "55 3 18 12 12",
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "dael ət a’nu’pʰiep",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"word": "ដែលឥតអនុភាព"
},
{
"_dis1": "55 3 18 12 12",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "muryeokhada",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"word": "무력하다"
},
{
"_dis1": "55 3 18 12 12",
"code": "ckb",
"lang": "Central Kurdish",
"roman": "naçar",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"word": "ناچار"
},
{
"_dis1": "55 3 18 12 12",
"code": "ckb",
"lang": "Central Kurdish",
"roman": "bê desellat",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"word": "بێ دەسەڵات"
},
{
"_dis1": "55 3 18 12 12",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"word": "inops"
},
{
"_dis1": "55 3 18 12 12",
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "bespomošen",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"word": "беспомошен"
},
{
"_dis1": "55 3 18 12 12",
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "nemoḱen",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"word": "немоќен"
},
{
"_dis1": "55 3 18 12 12",
"code": "mg",
"lang": "Malagasy",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"word": "afa-manoatra"
},
{
"_dis1": "55 3 18 12 12",
"code": "mt",
"lang": "Maltese",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"word": "hilflose"
},
{
"_dis1": "55 3 18 12 12",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"word": "paraheahea"
},
{
"_dis1": "55 3 18 12 12",
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"word": "hjelpeløs"
},
{
"_dis1": "55 3 18 12 12",
"code": "pdt",
"lang": "Plautdietsch",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"word": "halplooss"
},
{
"_dis1": "55 3 18 12 12",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"word": "bezradny"
},
{
"_dis1": "55 3 18 12 12",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"word": "bezsilny"
},
{
"_dis1": "55 3 18 12 12",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"word": "bezbronny"
},
{
"_dis1": "55 3 18 12 12",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"word": "indefeso"
},
{
"_dis1": "55 3 18 12 12",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"word": "neajutorat"
},
{
"_dis1": "55 3 18 12 12",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "bespómoščnyj",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"word": "беспо́мощный"
},
{
"_dis1": "55 3 18 12 12",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "bessílʹnyj",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"word": "бесси́льный"
},
{
"_dis1": "55 3 18 12 12",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic"
],
"word": "бе̏спомоћан"
},
{
"_dis1": "55 3 18 12 12",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"tags": [
"Roman"
],
"word": "bȅspomoćan"
},
{
"_dis1": "55 3 18 12 12",
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"word": "bezmocný"
},
{
"_dis1": "55 3 18 12 12",
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"word": "bezradný"
},
{
"_dis1": "55 3 18 12 12",
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"word": "nemočni"
},
{
"_dis1": "55 3 18 12 12",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"word": "indefenso"
},
{
"_dis1": "55 3 18 12 12",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"word": "hjälplös"
},
{
"_dis1": "55 3 18 12 12",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"word": "âciz"
},
{
"_dis1": "55 3 18 12 12",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "bezpómičnyj",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"word": "безпо́мічний"
},
{
"_dis1": "55 3 18 12 12",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "bezsýlyj",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"word": "безси́лий"
},
{
"_dis1": "55 3 18 12 12",
"code": "ur",
"lang": "Urdu",
"roman": "be bas",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"word": "بے بس"
},
{
"_dis1": "55 3 18 12 12",
"code": "ur",
"lang": "Urdu",
"roman": "majbūr",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"word": "مَجبُور"
},
{
"_dis1": "55 3 18 12 12",
"code": "fy",
"lang": "West Frisian",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"word": "helpleas"
}
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"ref": "1966, James Workman, The Mad Emperor, Melbourne, Sydney: Scripts, page 41",
"text": "A gaoler struck him, pushing him back in place in the hopeless, helpless line of prisoners.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"Lacking help; powerless."
],
"id": "en-helpless-en-adj-vXZyehnc",
"links": [
[
"powerless",
"powerless"
]
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "1 77 20 1 2",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "lacking help; powerless",
"word": "tehetetlen"
}
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"Unable to act without help; needing help; feeble."
],
"id": "en-helpless-en-adj-sclWeo-L",
"links": [
[
"help",
"help"
],
[
"feeble",
"feeble"
]
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "5 18 75 1 2",
"code": "bn",
"lang": "Bengali",
"roman": "ośohaẏ",
"sense": "unable to act without help; needing help; feeble",
"word": "অসহায়"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 18 75 1 2",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "unable to act without help; needing help; feeble",
"word": "無助的"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 18 75 1 2",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "wúzhù",
"sense": "unable to act without help; needing help; feeble",
"word": "无助的"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 18 75 1 2",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "unable to act without help; needing help; feeble",
"word": "avuton"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 18 75 1 2",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "unable to act without help; needing help; feeble",
"word": "désemparé"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 18 75 1 2",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "unable to act without help; needing help; feeble",
"word": "magatehetetlen"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 18 75 1 2",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "unable to act without help; needing help; feeble",
"word": "gyámoltalan"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 18 75 1 2",
"alt": "むりょくな",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "muryoku na",
"sense": "unable to act without help; needing help; feeble",
"word": "無力な"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 18 75 1 2",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "muryeokhada",
"sense": "unable to act without help; needing help; feeble",
"word": "무력하다"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 18 75 1 2",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "unable to act without help; needing help; feeble",
"word": "mohemohe"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 18 75 1 2",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "unable to act without help; needing help; feeble",
"word": "paraheahea"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 18 75 1 2",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "bespómoščnyj",
"sense": "unable to act without help; needing help; feeble",
"word": "беспо́мощный"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 18 75 1 2",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "némoščnyj",
"sense": "unable to act without help; needing help; feeble",
"word": "не́мощный"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 18 75 1 2",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "unable to act without help; needing help; feeble",
"word": "incapaz"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 18 75 1 2",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "unable to act without help; needing help; feeble",
"word": "desvalido"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 18 75 1 2",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "bezporádnyj",
"sense": "unable to act without help; needing help; feeble",
"word": "безпора́дний"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 18 75 1 2",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "bezpómičnyj",
"sense": "unable to act without help; needing help; feeble",
"word": "безпо́мічний"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 18 75 1 2",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "bezsýlyj",
"sense": "unable to act without help; needing help; feeble",
"word": "безси́лий"
}
]
},
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],
"examples": [
{
"text": "a helpless urge"
}
],
"glosses": [
"Uncontrollable."
],
"id": "en-helpless-en-adj-yfznDom-",
"links": [
[
"Uncontrollable",
"uncontrollable"
]
]
},
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"_dis": "4 11 11 32 42",
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"name": "English terms suffixed with -less",
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}
],
"glosses": [
"From which there is no possibility of being saved."
],
"id": "en-helpless-en-adj-gimm03y-",
"links": [
[
"save",
"save"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(obsolete) From which there is no possibility of being saved."
],
"tags": [
"obsolete"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈhɛlplɪs/"
},
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"English terms inherited from Middle English",
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"ref": "1995, Bryan Adams, Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?",
"text": "Then when you find yourself lyin' helpless in her arms\nYou know you really love a woman",
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{
"ref": "2008, BioWare, Mass Effect, Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: FTL Drive Codex entry",
"text": "Rana Thanoptis: Are we good? Can I go?\nShepard: You conducted brutal experiments on helpless test subjects. You helped Saren. You don't get to live.",
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"ref": "1966, James Workman, The Mad Emperor, Melbourne, Sydney: Scripts, page 41",
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"text": "a helpless urge"
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"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ʕājiz",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"word": "عَاجِز"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "bjezdapamóžny",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"word": "бездапамо́жны"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "bjaspómačny",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"word": "бяспо́мачны"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "bjassílʹny",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"word": "бяссі́льны"
},
{
"code": "bn",
"lang": "Bengali",
"roman": "okkhom",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"word": "অক্ষম"
},
{
"code": "bn",
"lang": "Bengali",
"roman": "lacar",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"word": "লাচার"
},
{
"code": "bn",
"lang": "Bengali",
"roman": "nacar",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"word": "নাচার"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "bezpómošten",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"word": "безпо́мощен"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "bezsílen",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"word": "безси́лен"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"word": "indefens"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"word": "無助的"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "wúzhù",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"word": "无助的"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"word": "無力的"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "wúlì de",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"word": "无力的"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"word": "bezmocný"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"word": "bezradný"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"word": "hjælpeløs"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"word": "hulpeloos"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"word": "senhelpa"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"word": "avuton"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"word": "sans défense"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "umc̣eo",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"word": "უმწეო"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"word": "hilflos"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "lācār",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"word": "लाचार"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "bebas",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"word": "बेबस"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "vivaś",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"word": "विवश"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"word": "kiszolgáltatott"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"word": "védtelen"
},
{
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"word": "senhelpa"
},
{
"code": "ig",
"lang": "Igbo",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"word": "enweghị enyemaka"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"word": "fágtha"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"word": "indifeso"
},
{
"alt": "むりょくな",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "muryoku na",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"word": "無力な"
},
{
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "dael ət a’nu’pʰiep",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"word": "ដែលឥតអនុភាព"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "muryeokhada",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"word": "무력하다"
},
{
"code": "ckb",
"lang": "Central Kurdish",
"roman": "naçar",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"word": "ناچار"
},
{
"code": "ckb",
"lang": "Central Kurdish",
"roman": "bê desellat",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"word": "بێ دەسەڵات"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"word": "inops"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "bespomošen",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"word": "беспомошен"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "nemoḱen",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"word": "немоќен"
},
{
"code": "mg",
"lang": "Malagasy",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"word": "afa-manoatra"
},
{
"code": "mt",
"lang": "Maltese",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"word": "hilflose"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"word": "paraheahea"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"word": "hjelpeløs"
},
{
"code": "pdt",
"lang": "Plautdietsch",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"word": "halplooss"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"word": "bezradny"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"word": "bezsilny"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"word": "bezbronny"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"word": "indefeso"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"word": "neajutorat"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "bespómoščnyj",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"word": "беспо́мощный"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "bessílʹnyj",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"word": "бесси́льный"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic"
],
"word": "бе̏спомоћан"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"tags": [
"Roman"
],
"word": "bȅspomoćan"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"word": "bezmocný"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"word": "bezradný"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"word": "nemočni"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"word": "indefenso"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"word": "hjälplös"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"word": "âciz"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "bezpómičnyj",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"word": "безпо́мічний"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "bezsýlyj",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"word": "безси́лий"
},
{
"code": "ur",
"lang": "Urdu",
"roman": "be bas",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"word": "بے بس"
},
{
"code": "ur",
"lang": "Urdu",
"roman": "majbūr",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"word": "مَجبُور"
},
{
"code": "fy",
"lang": "West Frisian",
"sense": "unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless",
"word": "helpleas"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "lacking help; powerless",
"word": "tehetetlen"
},
{
"code": "bn",
"lang": "Bengali",
"roman": "ośohaẏ",
"sense": "unable to act without help; needing help; feeble",
"word": "অসহায়"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "unable to act without help; needing help; feeble",
"word": "無助的"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "wúzhù",
"sense": "unable to act without help; needing help; feeble",
"word": "无助的"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "unable to act without help; needing help; feeble",
"word": "avuton"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "unable to act without help; needing help; feeble",
"word": "désemparé"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "unable to act without help; needing help; feeble",
"word": "magatehetetlen"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "unable to act without help; needing help; feeble",
"word": "gyámoltalan"
},
{
"alt": "むりょくな",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "muryoku na",
"sense": "unable to act without help; needing help; feeble",
"word": "無力な"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "muryeokhada",
"sense": "unable to act without help; needing help; feeble",
"word": "무력하다"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "unable to act without help; needing help; feeble",
"word": "mohemohe"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "unable to act without help; needing help; feeble",
"word": "paraheahea"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "bespómoščnyj",
"sense": "unable to act without help; needing help; feeble",
"word": "беспо́мощный"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "némoščnyj",
"sense": "unable to act without help; needing help; feeble",
"word": "не́мощный"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "unable to act without help; needing help; feeble",
"word": "incapaz"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "unable to act without help; needing help; feeble",
"word": "desvalido"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "bezporádnyj",
"sense": "unable to act without help; needing help; feeble",
"word": "безпора́дний"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "bezpómičnyj",
"sense": "unable to act without help; needing help; feeble",
"word": "безпо́мічний"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "bezsýlyj",
"sense": "unable to act without help; needing help; feeble",
"word": "безси́лий"
}
],
"word": "helpless"
}
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