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Vulnerable, unable to defend oneself against attack

Not having the power to influence people or events

Without help or aid, having been forsaken

(colloquial) Physically weak

Deprived of the ability to perform natural physical activities

Having been subjected to oppression

Feeling or causing despair

Completely overcome or helpless, especially with distress or exhaustion

Beyond all hope

Not having or showing the necessary skills to do something successfully

Experiencing a difficult or uncomfortable situation

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Adjective

Vulnerable, unable to defend oneself against attack

easily destroyed

like a sitting duck

without weapons

defenceless against

without defences

in line of fire

an easy target for

threatened with

without protection

in the line of fire

at the mercy of

easily affected by

in the firing line

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“They are on the receiving end, or on the sidelines, feeling helpless and vulnerable.”

Adjective

Not having the power to influence people or events

“It was just the usual things a helpless politician says when he or she has no control over the situation.”

Adjective

Without help or aid, having been forsaken

without assistance

without resources

left in the lurch

in difficulties

“Searching for affection is the most logical and direct way of coping with the feeling of being alone and helpless in a menacing world.”

Adjective

(colloquial) Physically weak

under the weather

rendered feeble

out of condition

out of commission

not feeling up to snuff

not up to snuff

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Adjective

Deprived of the ability to perform natural physical activities

wheelchair-using

learning-disabled

differently abled

having a disability

physically challenged

physically handicapped

physically impaired

out-of-commission

having special needs

with a disability

out of commission

confined to bed

on the sick list

desensitized^US

desensitised^UK

in the hospital

physically disabled

flat on your back

under the weather

wheelchair-bound

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Adjective

Having been subjected to oppression

underprivileged

under one's thumb

under the thumb

under someone's heel

in one's pocket

in one's clutches

led by the nose

at beck and call

taken advantage of

treated like dirt

tied to someone's apron strings

subjected to nagging

without a mind of one's own

in fear of one's partner

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Adjective

Feeling or causing despair

down in the dumps

down in the mouth

in the doldrums

sick as a parrot

singing the blues

deeply saddened

with a long face

down-in-the-mouth

sorry for yourself

at the end of your tether

extremely saddened

deeply regretful

discombobulated

prostrate with grief

unable to be comforted

unable to be consoled

beside oneself with grief

conscience-stricken

at end of one's rope

having the blahs

having blue devils

looking as if one had lost a pound and found a penny

poverty-stricken

behind the eightball

on the verge of tears

in floods of tears

with tears in your eyes

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Adjective

Completely overcome or helpless, especially with distress or exhaustion

knocked for six

brought to your knees

Adjective

Beyond all hope

beyond recovery

counterproductive

self-destructive

self-sabotaging

unduly optimistic

without rhyme or reason

no good to gundy

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Adjective

Not having or showing the necessary skills to do something successfully

not good enough

lacking ability

not up to scratch

not cut out for

not up to snuff

leaving much to be desired

unable to do something for toffee

nonprofessional

all fingers and thumbs

counterproductive

unsophisticated

having two left feet

having two left hands

out of your depth

with two left feet

without finesse

not equipped to

lacking finesse

couldn't organize a piss-up in a brewery

unequal to the task

not know one's arse from one's elbow

lacking experience

no great shakes

unqualified for

unable to do something

out of one's element

can't make the grade

disadvantageous

good-for-nothing

rough and ready

rough-and-tumble

rough-and-ready

like a bull in a china shop

up creek without paddle

with hands tied

socially awkward

socially anxious

socially incompetent

socially lacking

socially unsure

lacking in social grace

lacking in social graces

straightforward

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Adjective

Experiencing a difficult or uncomfortable situation

in an awkward position

without choices

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