Meaning of DEFENSELESS
| Pronunciation: | | duf'enslus
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- [adv] without defense; "the child was standing in the middle of the crossfire, defenselessly"
- [adj] lacking weapons for self-defense
- [adj] having no protecting or concealing cover; "naked to mine enemies"- Shakespeare
- [adj] lacking protection or support; "a defenseless child"
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| | Synonyms: | | defenceless, defencelessly, naked, unarmed, unprotected, vulnerable |
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| | Definition: | | \De*fense"less\, a.
Destitute of defense; unprepared to resist attack; unable to
oppose; unprotected. -- {De*fense"less*ly}, adv. --
{De*fense"less*ness}, n.
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| | Related Terms: | | abandoned, aidless, bare-handed, deserted, desolate, fatherless, forlorn, forsaken, friendless, godforsaken, guardless, guideless, helpless, homeless, kithless, leaderless, motherless, outcast, pregnable, unarmed, unarmored, unattended, uncovered, undefended, unfortified, unfriended, ungarrisoned, unguarded, unprotected, unscreened, unsheltered, unshielded, unsuspecting, untenable, unwarned, unwatched, vulnerable, weaponless |
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