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   De·fense·less

   /dəˈfensləs/

   

   adjective

   • 1. without defense or protection; totally vulnerable: "attacks on defenseless civilians" Similar vulnerablehelplesspowerlessimpotentweakfrailsusceptibleeasily hurt/wounded/damagedrare:impuissantresistlessundefendedunprotectedunguardedunfortifiedunshieldedunarmedwithout armswithout defensesvulnerableassailableopen to attackwide openopenexposedendangeredin dangerin perilin jeopardyat riskinsecurerare:pregnableOpposite well protectedresilientwell protected

   Derivatives

   • 1. defenselessly adverb
   • 2. defenselessness noun

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   What does defenceless mean?

   • • When one finds defenceless prey, others will soon come. • In the first weeks of the war, dozens of defenceless ships were sunk by submarines. • Hutt panicked and struck again and again and again until his defenceless victim fell to the floor. defenceless meaning, definition, what is defenceless: weak and unable to protect yourself from...:

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   What is the difference between defenseless and defenseless?

   • Defenceless is a alternative form of defenseless. is that defenseless is lacking any form of defense; vulnerable; open to attack while defenceless is without defence; undefended. Other Comparisons: What's the difference? Lacking any form of defense; vulnerable; open to attack. Without defence; undefended.

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   What is a defenseless person?

   • Accessed 15 Apr. 2024. loading examples... Someone who's defenseless is vulnerable and unprotected. Babies need to be taken care of because they're completely defenseless.

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   Is defenseless a movie?

   • Defenseless is a 1991 legal thriller film directed by Martin Campbell and produced by Renée Missel and David Bombek. How to pronounce defenseless? How to say defenseless in sign language? The numerical value of defenseless in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

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3. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › defenselessDEFENSELESS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   1 day ago · If someone or something is defenseless, they are weak and unable to defend themselves properly..... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.

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   defenseless (US) adjective. or British defenceless /dɪ ˈfɛnsləs/. Britannica Dictionary definition of DEFENSELESS. [more defenseless; most defenseless] : not able to defend yourself, your country, etc. Without weapons of any kind, the people of the town were completely defenseless. Don't hurt them.

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   Definitions of defenceless. adjective. lacking protection or support. synonyms: defenseless. vulnerable. susceptible to attack. adjective. lacking weapons for self-defense. synonyms: defenseless. unarmed. (used of persons or the military) not having or using arms. adverb. without defense. synonyms: defencelessly, defenseless, defenselessly.

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   Definition of defenseless – Learner’s Dictionary. defenseless. adjective. uk / dɪˈfensləs / us. Add to word list. US spelling of defenceless. (Definition of defenseless from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of defenseless. in Chinese (Traditional) （defenceless的美式拼寫）… See more. in Chinese (Simplified)

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