Defencelessness (Noun)
Meaning
The property of being helpless in the face of attack.
Classification
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
Examples
- The small country's defencelessness against its powerful neighbor was evident in the swift invasion.
- The new mother's feelings of defencelessness in the face of her baby's cries made her anxious to soothe it.
- Her physical condition left her with a sense of defencelessness, unable to protect herself from potential harm.
- The tourists' defencelessness in the foreign city was preyed upon by the scammers who targeted unsuspecting visitors.
- The children's defencelessness against the bullying teachers left them in a state of constant fear at school.