DEFENSELESSNESS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The property of being helpless in the face of attack

Synonyms:

defencelessness; defenselessness; unprotectedness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("defenselessness" is a kind of...):

vulnerability (susceptibility to injury or attack)

Derivation:

defenseless (lacking weapons for self-defense)

defenseless (having no protecting or concealing cover)

defenseless (lacking protection or support)