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helplessness

n. a feeling of being unable to manage

helplessness

n. the state of needing help from something

weakness, impotence

n. powerlessness revealed by an inability to act; "in spite of their weakness the group remains highly active"

hindrance, handicap, drawback

n. the quality of being a hindrance; "he pointed out all the drawbacks to my plan"

limitation, restriction

n. the quality of being limited or restricted; "it is a good plan but it has serious limitations"

blemish, defect

n. a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body); "a facial blemish"

tenuity, feebleness

n. the quality of lacking intensity or substance; "a shrill yet sweet tenuity of voice"- Nathaniel Hawthorne

vice, frailty

n. moral weakness

futility

n. uselessness as a consequence of having no practical result

inadequacy, inadequateness

n. unsatisfactoriness by virtue of being inadequate

worthlessness

n. having no qualities that would render it valuable or useful; "the drill sergeant's intent was to convince all the recruits of their worthlessness"

instability, unstableness

n. the quality or attribute of being unstable and irresolute

precariousness

n. extreme dangerousness

fertility

n. the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth; "he praised the richness of the soil"; "weeds lovely in their rankness"

power, potency, powerfulness

n. possession of controlling influence; "the deterrent power of nuclear weapons"; "the power of his love saved her"; "his powerfulness was concealed by a gentle facade"

strength, potency, effectiveness

n. capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects; "the toxin's potency"; "the strength of the drinks"

strength, persuasiveness

n. the power to induce the taking of a course of action or the embracing of a point of view by means of argument or entreaty; "the strength of his argument settled the matter"

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