Words similar to helplessness

Example sentences for: helplessness

How can you use “helplessness” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

As a writer and director, he has been less preoccupied with gags than with the fear and helplessness out of which they spring.
First, it has induced a sense of helplessness about charges that can't be legally proved.
Ricky might represent how Hannah and Annie could have turned out if they'd let go, if they hadn't overcome their bitterness or helplessness to scale the socioeconomic ladder.
It is a myth that persistent feelings of helplessness and hopelessness are inevitable and permanent consequences of advanced life-threatening illness [ 33 ] . Most patients with a serious illness experience periods of intense situational sadness and anxiety accompanied by depressive symptoms.
The WP detects "a rising sense of helplessness" at the White House.