helplessness
- a word derived from helpless.
Example Sentences
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In a pathetic display of learned helplessness, California business leaders have collaborated in their own abasement.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 17, 2026
This feeling of helplessness came up again and again in our travels.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
Better equipped to mother Boy No. 2 or stricken with learned helplessness from being coddled by an expert on my phone day in and day out?
From Slate • May 10, 2026
With every passing minute, the frustration and helplessness grew heavier.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2026
In that state, she drove home, blind with anger and helplessness.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
