helpless

Word parts

help + -less

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈhɛlplɪs/

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• Hyphenation: help‧less

Adjective

Positive helpless

Comparative more helpless

Superlative most helpless

1. If you are helpless, you cannot help or protect yourself.

   The rich man becomes helpless when he cannot catch his train.

2. If you are helpless with laughter, rage, or some other feeling, you cannot control it.