Definition of 'defenseless'
regional note: in BRIT, use defenceless
adjective
If someone or something is defenseless, they are weak and unable to defend themselves properly.
...a savage attack on a defenseless young girl.
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defenseless in American
(diˈfɛnslɪs ; dēfensˈlis; dɪˈfɛnslɪs ; difensˈlis; ˈdifɛnslɪs ; dēˈfenslis) adjective
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Derived forms
adverb
defenselessness (deˈfenselessness)
noun
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"If I never touched the defenseless, then I would touch nothing," Steep said. SACRAMENT (2001)That should have made him afraid of them, because it left him defenseless. SACRAMENT (2001)
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