defenselessness

Examples

• All

• The population resents the lack of efficiency of social guardians on an everyday basis, which is noticeable in the widespread feeling of defenselessness in public settings.

  Academic text (2016)

• Feelings of helplessness and defenselessness are contrary to the adolescent's tendency to feel invulnerable and virtually indestructible, so this state presents them with a stressful situation.

  Academic text (2002)

• The Jewish experience in Europe was one of defenselessness.

  Academic text (2010)

• There was both defenselessness and weakness in her nakedness.

  Fiction book (1991)

• Vulnerability is a function of external risks, shocks, and stress, and of internal defenselessness.

  Academic text (1998)

• Such defenselessness inherently entails a condition of oppression for those so situated.

  Academic text (2004)

• Patty stands in for a childlike fear, a horrifying realization of defenselessness.

  Blog text (26)

• The defenselessness of the villagers during the storm made them reliant on outside help.

• Many children face defenselessness without proper guardians to protect them.

Synonyms

I

insecurity

vsdefenselessness

31 3.6

A lack of safety that makes people or places open to danger

is specific inability to physically protect oneself rather than general vulnerability

H

helplessness

vsdefenselessness

25 3.8

A feeling of being unable to help yourself or change a situation

is inability to physically defend oneself rather than an inner feeling

P

powerlessness

vsdefenselessness

9 5.8

A feeling of being unable to control or change what happens

is inability to protect oneself from harm rather than lack of influence

U

unprotectedness

vsdefenselessness

8.1

Being without safety and open to harm or attack

is inability to defend oneself physically rather than only lacking protection

U

unguardedness

vsdefenselessness

7.8

A lack of care that makes someone easy to take advantage of

is inability to protect oneself rather than mere careless exposure

I

impuissance

vsdefenselessness

• Literature

9.9

A feeling of being unable to change things

is being unable to protect oneself physically rather than a broad lack of power

N

nonsecurity

vsdefenselessness

7.5

A lack of safety and protection in money or social situations

is physical inability to ward off attacks, not just social or economic risk

Antonyms

S

safety

∞ 1.0

A place or condition that protects you from danger

D

defensibility

7.1

Ability to resist attack, criticism, or challenge

How Defenseless

helplessness

25 3.8

defenselessness

• US

1 6.3

vulnerability

156 5.1

exposure

295 3.5

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology