helplessness

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Noun helplessness has 3 senses

helplessness, weakness, impuissance - powerlessness revealed by an inability to act; "in spite of their weakness the group remains highly active"
--₁ is a kind of powerlessness, impotence, impotency
helplessness - the state of needing help from something
--₂ is a kind of dependence, dependance, dependency
helplessness - a feeling of being unable to manage
--₃ is a kind of depression

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