Hilflosigkeit

German

Etymology

hilflos + -igkeit

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhɪlfloːzɪçkaɪ̯t/
  • (file)

Noun

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  1. helplessness
    Synonyms: Unbeholfenheit, Ungeschicklichkeit, Machtlosigkeit
    • 1918, Elisabeth von Heyking, “Aus dem Lande der Ostseeritter”, in Zwei Erzählungen, Phillipp Reclam jun., page 99:
      Aber bald überkam sie ein Gefühl großer Hilflosigkeit, so völlig auf sich selbst gestellt zu sein in dieser schwersten Entscheidung.
      But soon she was overcome by a feeling of great helplessness, to be so entirely on her own in this most difficult decision.

Declension

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