Weakness vs Helplessness - What's the difference?
weakness | helplessness | Related terms |
(uncountable) The condition of being weak.
(countable) An inadequate quality; fault
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, title= (countable) A special fondness or desire.
The state of being helpless.
A feeling of inadequacy or impotence.
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*:Captain Edward Carlisle, soldier as he was, martinet as he was, felt a curious sensation of helplessness seize upon him as he met her steady gaze, her alluring smile?; he could not tell what this prisoner might do.
As nouns the difference between weakness and helplessness
is that weakness is the condition of being weak while helplessness is the state of being helpless.weakness
English
Noun
citation, passage=The story struck the depressingly familiar note with which true stories ring in the tried ears of experienced policemen. No one queried it. It was in the classic pattern of human weakness , mean and embarrassing and sad.}}
Aston Villa 2-1 Bradford (3-4), passage=Bradford had preyed on Villa's inability to defend set pieces, corners in particular, in their first-leg win and took advantage of the weakness again as Hanson equalised to restore their two-goal aggregate lead.}}