helplessness

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Better equipped to mother Boy No. 2 or stricken with learned helplessness from being coddled by an expert on my phone day in and day out?

From Slate • May 10, 2026

With every passing minute, the frustration and helplessness grew heavier.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2026

Thousands of young undocumented migrants in Guinea have disappeared along migration routes in recent years, leaving their families in a state of uncertainty and helplessness.

From Barron's • Dec. 17, 2025

"The actor delivers an intoxicating mix of blood, sweat, tears, protein and total helplessness," wrote The Hollywood Reporter.

From BBC • Oct. 7, 2025

It had only taken ten minutes of her being missing for the most sinking feeling of helplessness to hit him.

From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner