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The property of being helpless in the face of attack
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defenselessness
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Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The characteristic of being defenseless; vulnerability.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. the property of being helpless in the face of attack [syn: defencelessness , unprotectedness ]
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Defenseless \De*fense"less\, a. Destitute of defense; unprepared to resist attack; unable to oppose; unprotected. [Also spelled defenceless .]-- De*fense"less*ly , adv. -- De*fense"less*ness , n. 2. unarmed; used of persons or the military. armed
Usage examples of defenselessness.
Which was probably what genie-man had been counting on, her defenselessness and isolation.
The defenselessness and uselessness sensations had tortured it during as much time that now felt an enormous lightening.