Helplessness

Origin

helpless + -ness

Full definition of helplessness

Noun

1. The state of being helpless.
2. A feeling of inadequacy or impotence.
• 1910, Emerson Hough, The Purchase Price Chapter 1, Captain Edward Carlisle, soldier as he was, martinet as he was, felt a curious sensation of helplessness seize upon him as he met her steady gaze, her alluring smile ; he could not tell what this prisoner might do.

Synonyms

• impotence