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DEFENCELESSNESS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The property of being helpless in the face of attack

Synonyms:

defencelessness; defenselessness; unprotectedness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("defencelessness" is a kind of...):

vulnerability (susceptibility to injury or attack)

Derivation:

defenceless (lacking weapons for self-defense)

defenceless (lacking protection or support)

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