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Lacking sufficient power or strength

Lacking physical strength, especially as a result of age or illness

Lacking any form of defense

Unable or insufficient to produce any effect or result

Oppressed, persecuted or subjugated at the hands of another

Completely overcome or helpless, especially with distress or exhaustion

Not able or likely to cause harm

Landless or evicted

Feeling, deserving of, or characterized by, severe unhappiness or sadness

Having no legal or binding force

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Adjective

Lacking sufficient power or strength

disenfranchised

counterproductive

not good enough

disadvantageous

without resources

in difficulties

without assistance

lacking ability

lacking feeling

easily destroyed

with hands tied

not up to scratch

not up to snuff

no great shakes

leaving much to be desired

up creek without paddle

wheelchair-using

learning-disabled

having a disability

differently abled

physically handicapped

physically challenged

physically impaired

having a mental disability

having special needs

with a disability

out-of-commission

having learning difficulties

out of commission

chicken-hearted

hemming and hawing

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“Mack couldn't hide his disappointment as he watched his fighter throw another powerless punch.”

Adjective

Lacking physical strength, especially as a result of age or illness

long in the tooth

in declining health

no spring chicken

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Lacking any form of defense

like a sitting duck

in line of fire

like a clay pigeon

without weapons

in the line of fire

without defences

defenceless against

an easy target for

at the mercy of

threatened with

without protection

easily affected by

in the firing line

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Adjective

Unable or insufficient to produce any effect or result

without success

in vicious circle

counterproductive

not worth the candle

inconsequential

without rhyme or reason

not having a prayer

with no chance of success

save one's breath

spinning one's wheels

wild goose chase

good-for-nothing

no good to gundy

lacking foundation

without grounds

without foundation

unduly optimistic

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Oppressed, persecuted or subjugated at the hands of another

underprivileged

under one's thumb

under someone's heel

under the thumb

in one's clutches

in one's pocket

led by the nose

at beck and call

physically abused

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Completely overcome or helpless, especially with distress or exhaustion

knocked for six

brought to your knees

Adjective

Not able or likely to cause harm

unobjectionable

uncontroversial

not life-threatening

well-intentioned

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Adjective

Landless or evicted

Adjective

Feeling, deserving of, or characterized by, severe unhappiness or sadness

down in the mouth

down in the dumps

in the doldrums

sick as a parrot

as sick as a parrot

singing the blues

heavy with grief

discombobulated

overcome with sorrow

down-in-the-mouth

sorry for yourself

racked with suffering

racked with pain

at the end of your tether

prostrate with grief

demoralizing^US

demoralising^UK

unable to be comforted

unable to be consoled

beside oneself with grief

conscience-stricken

heart-wrenching

ill-humoured^UK

with a long face

bundle of nerves

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

discountenanced

at end of one's rope

uncommunicative

having the blahs

having blue devils

on the verge of tears

having a fit of the sulks

given to looking on the black side

in floods of tears

with tears in your eyes

lacking in confidence

lacking in enthusiasm

having lost heart

easily frightened

easily agitated

not best pleased

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Adjective

Having no legal or binding force

no longer current

no longer topical

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