defenceless

adjective12 collocationsAvg. frequency: 7.2

Emphasizes the total lack of defence.

Emphasizes the total lack of defence.

A strong way to emphasize the total lack of defence.

Indicates a state of being nearly without any defence.

Indicates a state of being nearly without any defence.

Indicates a state of being nearly without any defence.

Used to evoke sympathy for someone who is defenceless, often used for an old person, child, or animal.

Used to describe a state of being unable to defend oneself.

Used to describe the feeling of being unable to defend oneself.

To cause someone to be in a defenceless state.

Used to describe being physically in a defenceless position, often on the ground.

Specifies what someone is defenceless against.