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   defenceless

   /dɪˈfɛnsləs/

   adjective

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

   Derivatives

   • 1. defencelessly adverb
   • 2. defencelessness noun

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   What is a defenceless person?

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   What does defenceless mean?

   • Definition of defenceless adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary weak; not able to protect yourself; having no protection The village is defenceless against attack. How could anyone steal from a poor defenceless old lady? The city lay defenceless before the most powerful fighting force on the continent.

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   What is the difference between defenseless and defenseless?

   • Defenseless and defenceless are alternative forms of each other. Defenseless is lacking any form of defense; vulnerable; open to attack, while defenceless is without defence; undefended. Other Comparisons: What's the difference? Defenseless: lacking any form of defense, vulnerable, open to attack. Defenceless: without defence, undefended.

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   What does it mean if a baby is defenseless?

   • Someone who's defenseless is vulnerable and unprotected. Babies need to be taken care of because they're completely defenseless. A brand new chess player is somewhat defenseless against an experienced player, and a kitten is defenseless without its mother's fierce protection.

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     DEFENCELESS meaning: 1. Defenceless people, animals, places,...

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     DEFENCELESS translate: 沒有防衛能力的，不能自衛的. Learn more in the...

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     DEFENCELESS translate: беззащитный . Learn more in the...

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     having no way to protect yourself from attack or harm:...

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