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Adjective: helpless  help-lus
  1. Lacking in or deprived of strength or power
    "lying ill and helpless"; "helpless with laughter"
    - incapacitated
     
  2. Unable to function; without help
    - lost
     
  3. Unable to manage independently
    "as helpless as a baby"

See also: dependent, helplessly, helplessness, hopeless, powerless

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