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Lacking sufficient power or strength

Lacking physical strength, especially due to illness or age

Physically injured or hurt, typically unable to move

Susceptible to being attacked or compromised

Oppressed, persecuted or subjugated at the hands of another

Completely overcome or helpless, especially with distress or exhaustion

Harmless or producing no ill effect

Lacking possession or access to land

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

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Adjective

Lacking sufficient power or strength

disadvantageous

counterproductive

without success

not good enough

with hands tied

up creek without paddle

lacking ability

without resources

in difficulties

without assistance

in vicious circle

not up to scratch

not up to snuff

no great shakes

leaving much to be desired

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

Adjective

Lacking physical strength, especially due to illness or age

chicken-hearted

hemming and hawing

rendered feeble

in declining health

out of condition

no spring chicken

long in the tooth

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Adjective

Physically injured or hurt, typically unable to move

out of commission

wheelchair-using

learning-disabled

differently abled

having a disability

physically handicapped

physically challenged

physically impaired

out-of-commission

having special needs

with a disability

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

Susceptible to being attacked or compromised

like a sitting duck

in the line of fire

without weapons

without defences

in line of fire

defenceless against

an easy target for

at the mercy of

without protection

easily affected by

in the firing line

threatened with

easily destroyed

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Adjective

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

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Adjective

Completely overcome or helpless, especially with distress or exhaustion

knocked for six

brought to your knees

Adjective

Harmless or producing no ill effect

Adjective

Lacking possession or access to land

Adjective

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

down in the mouth

down in the dumps

sick as a parrot

in the doldrums

heavy with grief

overcome with sorrow

singing the blues

racked with suffering

racked with pain

discombobulated

discountenanced

down-in-the-mouth

at the end of your tether

deeply saddened

sorry for yourself

demoralizing^US

demoralising^UK

prostrate with grief

extremely saddened

unable to be comforted

unable to be consoled

deeply regretful

beside oneself with grief

at end of one's rope

conscience-stricken

heart-wrenching

with a long face

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

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