"helplessness" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: helplessness [singular], – [plural]
Etymology: helpless + -ness Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|helpless|ness}} helpless + -ness Head templates: {{noun4}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Someone's helplessness is their lack of ability to help themselves or others.
    Sense id: simple-helplessness-en-noun-0G-tsN9F
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ness
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