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Doddering vs Helpless - What's the difference?

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Doddering is a related term of helpless.


As adjectives the difference between doddering and helpless

is that doddering is mentally or physically infirm due to old age; senile while helpless is unable to defend oneself or to act without help.

As a verb doddering

is .

As a noun doddering

is a shaking or trembling movement, as of old age.

doddering

English

Adjective

(-)
  • mentally or physically infirm due to old age; senile

    • Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A shaking or trembling movement, as of old age.
  • * 2001 , Seth Kohn, Escape on the Silk Road (page 7)
    • Now that he was next in line to the minister of state security himself, an 82 year old man whose dodderings Fang graciously covered up to save everyone's face, Fang had a huge problem.

    helpless

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Unable to defend oneself or to act without help.
  • * 1995 , (Bryan Adams),
    • Then when you find yourself lyin' helpless in her arms
    You know you really love a woman
  • Uncontrollable.

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