helpless

/ˈhelpləs/ adjective

Translation

› not able to defend yourself or do things without help

çaresiz, âciz

a helpless animal/child1918

helplessly adverb ›

umutsuzca, çaresizce

(Definition of helpless adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

to manage not to be destroyed, harmed or permanently affected by the difficult situation you...

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