defenseless
pronunciation
How to pronounce defenseless in British English:
UK [dɪ'fensləs]
How to pronounce defenseless in American English:
US [dɪ'fensləs]
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- Adjective:
- lacking protection or support
- having no protecting or concealing cover
- lacking weapons for self-defense
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- Adverb:
- without defense
Word Origin
- defenseless (adj.)
- also defenceless, 1520s, from defense + -less. Related: Defenselessly.
Synonym
Example
- 1. And this village is defenseless .
- 2. Why would you kill a defenseless animal ?
- 3. You would kill a defenseless man ?
- 4. The bible is filled with commands to defend the defenseless .
- 5. Without christ we are defenseless against the devil , but with " the helmet of salvation " our minds are protected by god .