- helplessness, weakness, impuissance - powerlessness revealed by an inability to act; "in spite of their weakness the group remains highly active"
--1 is a kind of powerlessness, impotence, impotency
- helplessness - the state of needing help from something
--2 is a kind of dependence, dependance, dependency
- helplessness - a feeling of being unable to manage
--3 is a kind of depression
- helplessness - a feeling of being unable to manage