helplessness
Example Sentences
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There is a particular helplessness to diaspora I have never quite found the words for, though I keep trying.
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026
"I think it was a response to a feeling of helplessness in this moment in time that can lead to paralysis," says Gavin.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
In a pathetic display of learned helplessness, California business leaders have collaborated in their own abasement.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 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
There was a helplessness to his joy, the same kind of helplessness as in that womans despair.
From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
