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DEFENCELESSNESS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does defencelessness mean? 

DEFENCELESSNESS (noun)
  The noun DEFENCELESSNESS has 1 sense:

1. the property of being helpless in the face of attackplay

  Familiarity information: DEFENCELESSNESS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


DEFENCELESSNESS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The property of being helpless in the face of attack

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

defencelessness; defenselessness; unprotectedness

Hypernyms ("defencelessness" is a kind of...):

vulnerability (susceptibility to injury or attack)

Derivation:

defenceless (lacking weapons for self-defense)

defenceless (lacking protection or support)


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