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Detailed Translations for helplessness from English to Spanish

helplessness:

helplessness [the ~] noun

  1. the helplessness (need)
    la necesidad; la pena; el necesitado de ayuda; la pesadumbre; la miseria
  2. the helplessness (powerlessness; impotence)
    la incapacidad; el desamparo; el desmayo; la impotencia; el inválido; la falta de medios

Translation Matrix for helplessness:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
desamparo helplessness; impotence; powerlessness
desmayo helplessness; impotence; powerlessness faint; fainting fit; fainting-fit; impotence; powerlessness; swoon
falta de medios helplessness; impotence; powerlessness impotence; insolvency; insolvent; powerlessness
impotencia helplessness; impotence; powerlessness impotence; insolvency; insolvent; powerlessness
incapacidad helplessness; impotence; powerlessness ignorance; impotence; incapability; incapacity; incompetence; insolvency; insolvent; inviolability; invulnerability; powerlessness
inválido helplessness; impotence; powerlessness impotence; powerlessness
miseria helplessness; need adversity; annoyance; blows; calamity; catastrophe; chagrin; chicanery; dearth; destitution; difficulty; disaster; disasters; discomforts; distress; fuss; grief; hardship; harping on; hassle; lack; meagerness; meagreness; miserability; misery; misfortune; misfortunes; moaning; nagging; necessity; need; neediness; pain; parsimony; paucity; penury; poverty; problems; punches; sadness; scantiness; slenderness; sorrow; squalor; trouble; trouble making; troubles; vexation; want
necesidad helplessness; need adversity; craving; deficiency; destitution; disaster; elementary matter; emergency; essential; famine; instigation; lack; necessity; need; needyness; paucity; scantiness; scarcity; shortage; tightness; urging; want
necesitado de ayuda helplessness; need
pena helplessness; need annoyance; chagrin; compassion; dejection; depression; despair; desperation; despondency; difficulty; distress; grief; melancholy; misery; mournfulness; pain; pity; punishing device; punishment; regret; sadness; sorrow; vexation; wistfulness
pesadumbre helplessness; need broken heart; distress; grief; heart-break; heart-feld grief; heartache; misery; pain; sadness; sorrow
- impuissance; weakness
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
inválido disabled; frugal; handicapped; in need of help; needy; requiring help
necesitado de ayuda in need of help; needy; requiring help

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Related Definitions for "helplessness":

  1. powerlessness revealed by an inability to act1
  2. a feeling of being unable to manage1
  3. the state of needing help from something1

helpless:


Translation Matrix for helpless:

AdjectiveRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- incapacitated; lost
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
desamparado defenceless; defenseless; helpless; impotent; powerless
desemparado helpless; impotent; unable
débil helpless; impotent; unable abstemious; awkward; bad; bland; clumsy; delicate; dim; doltish; faded; faint; feeble; fragile; frail; fumbling; gawky; in need of help; indigent; lurid; needy; not very good; owlish; pale; pennyless; poor; ragged; ramshackle; requiring help; rickety; sallow; slackly; stiff; tender; uneasy; unhandy; vulnerable; washed out; weak; wobbly; wonky; wooden
impotente helpless; impotent; unable impotent
indefenso defenceless; defenseless; helpless; impotent; powerless; unable
inerme helpless; impotent; unable
sin fuerza effete; helpless; impotent; powerless; unable; weak faint; feeble; frail; meager; meagre; pale; puny; ragged; ramshackle; rickety; sick; skinny; thin; wan; weak; wobbly; wonky
sin potencia effete; helpless; impotent; powerless; unable; weak
sin vitalidad effete; helpless; impotent; powerless; weak

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Synonyms for "helpless":


Related Definitions for "helpless":

  1. unable to manage independently1
    • as helpless as a baby1
  2. unable to function; without help1
  3. lacking in or deprived of strength or power1
    • lying ill and helpless1
    • helpless with laughter1

Wiktionary Translations for helpless:

helpless
adjective
  1. unable to defend oneself or to act without help