helplessness

Example Sentences

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As a political activist living under severe repression Shirin suffers a feeling of helplessness.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

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

Maybe it’s the overwhelming despair and helplessness about a problem that is still devouring our globe.

From Salon • Dec. 31, 2025

She began to weep with the same helplessness with which she had been speaking.

From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin