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Translate helplessness from English to Dutch

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helplessness:
- hulpbehoevendheid; nood; hulpeloosheid
helpless:
- onmachtig; machteloos; hulpeloos; weerloos; krachteloos
Wiktionary:
- helpless → hulpeloos

English

Detailed Translations for helplessness from English to Dutch

helplessness:

helplessness [the ~] noun

the helplessness (need)
de hulpbehoevendheid; de nood
- hulpbehoevendheid [de ~ (v)] noun
- nood [de ~ (m)] noun
the helplessness (powerlessness; impotence)
de hulpeloosheid
- hulpeloosheid [de ~ (v)] noun

Translation Matrix for helplessness:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
hulpbehoevendheid	helplessness; need	destitution; need; neediness
hulpeloosheid	helplessness; impotence; powerlessness
nood	helplessness; need	adversity; agony; crisis; destitution; disaster; emergency situation; necessity; need; ordeal; pain; state of emergency; test; testing; torment; torture
-	impuissance; weakness

Related Words for "helplessness":

helpless

Synonyms for "helplessness":

weakness; impuissance; powerlessness; impotence; impotency
dependence; dependance; dependency
depression

Related Definitions for "helplessness":

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

helplessness form of helpless:

helpless adj

helpless (impotent; unable)
onmachtig; machteloos
- onmachtig adj
- machteloos adj
helpless (defenceless; impotent; powerless; defenseless)
hulpeloos; weerloos
- hulpeloos adj
- weerloos adj
helpless (unable; impotent)
onmachtig; hulpeloos
- onmachtig adj
- hulpeloos adj
helpless (powerless; effete; impotent; weak)
krachteloos
- krachteloos adj

Translation Matrix for helpless:

Adjective	Related Translations	Other Translations
hulpeloos	defenceless; defenseless; helpless; impotent; powerless; unable
krachteloos	effete; helpless; impotent; powerless; weak
machteloos	helpless; impotent; unable
onmachtig	helpless; impotent; unable
weerloos	defenceless; defenseless; helpless; impotent; powerless
-	incapacitated; lost

Related Words for "helpless":

helplessness, helplessly

Synonyms for "helpless":

Related Definitions for "helpless":

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

Wiktionary Translations for helpless:

helpless

adjective

unable to defend oneself or to act without help
- helpless → hulpeloos

External Machine Translations:

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University