utter helplessness

Frequency: 7.814.5 per million words

A strong synonym for 'complete', emphasizing the totality of the feeling.

helplessnessADJECTIVE + helplessness

Categories:

utter

Examples (10)

  • A feeling of utter helplessness washed over him.
  • She was filled with a sense of utter helplessness as she watched the fire spread.
  • The villagers faced the advancing flood with utter helplessness.
  • He described the utter helplessness of being lost at sea.
  • Trapped in the elevator, a wave of utter helplessness engulfed her.
  • The bureaucratic maze left him in a state of utter helplessness.
  • There's nothing worse than the utter helplessness you feel when your child is sick.
  • Despite their efforts, the team experienced a moment of utter helplessness against their stronger opponents.
  • The sheer scale of the tragedy induced a feeling of utter helplessness among the rescue workers.
  • To witness such injustice and be unable to act creates a profound sense of utter helplessness.