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Noun
S:
(n)
defenselessness
,
defencelessness
,
unprotectedness
(the property of being helpless in the face of attack)
direct hypernym
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inherited hypernym
/
sister term
derivationally related form
W:
(adj)
defenseless
[Related to:
defenselessness
] (lacking protection or support)
"a defenseless child"
W:
(adj)
defenseless
[Related to:
defenselessness
] (having no protecting or concealing cover)
"naked to mine enemies"- Shakespeare
W:
(adj)
defenseless
[Related to:
defenselessness
] (lacking weapons for self-defense)
W:
(adj)
defenceless
[Related to:
defencelessness
] (lacking protection or support)
"a defenseless child"
derivationally related form
antonym
Overview
synset
W:
(adj)
defenceless
[Related to:
defencelessness
] (lacking weapons for self-defense)
W:
(adj)
unprotected
[Related to:
unprotectedness
] (lacking protection or defense)