feel helpless
Frequency: 9.238.6 per million words
to experience the emotion of being unable to help
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Examples (10)
- John felt completely helpless.
- I felt helpless in the face of all these rules and regulations.
- She often feels helpless when she can't solve a problem.
- We felt utterly helpless watching the disaster unfold.
- Sometimes, parents feel helpless when their children face serious challenges.
- The victim felt helpless against the attacker's strength.
- He will feel helpless if he doesn't prepare for the exam.
- They had never felt so helpless before that moment.
- It's natural to feel helpless when you can't control the situation.
- Despite their efforts, they felt helpless to change the outcome.