defenceless
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Adj. | 1. | defenceless - lacking protection or support; "a defenseless child" vulnerable - susceptible to attack; "a vulnerable bridge" |
2. | defenceless - lacking weapons for self-defense unarmed - (used of persons or the military) not having or using arms; "went alone and unarmed"; "unarmed peasants were shot down"; "unarmed vehicles" | |
Adv. | 1. | defenceless - without defense; "the child was standing in the middle of the crossfire, defenselessly" |
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defenceless
U.S. defenseless helplessadjective exposed, vulnerable, naked, endangered, powerless, wide open, unarmed, unprotected, unguarded a leader who would leave the country isolated and defenceless
protected, safe, guarded, secure, safe and sound, out of harm's way, free from harm
protected, safe, guarded, secure, safe and sound, out of harm's way, free from harm
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Translations
عاجِز، بِدون حِمايَه
bezbranný
forsvarsløshjælpeløs
védtelen
varnarlaus
bezbranný
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
defenceless
[dɪˈfɛnsləs] adj [person] → sans défense; [country] → sans défensedefence secretary n → ministre mf de la défenseCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
defence
(diˈfens) (American) defense noun1. the act or action of defending against attack. the defence of Rome; He spoke in defence of the plans.
2. the method or equipment used to guard or protect. The walls will act as a defence against flooding.
3. a person's answer to an accusation especially in a law-court. What is your defence?
deˈfenceless adjective helpless or without protection.
the defence the case on behalf of a person who is accused in a law court. the counsel for the defence.
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