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   DEFENCELESS definition: 1. Defenceless people, animals, places, or things are weak and unable to protect themselves from…. Learn more.

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   There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective defenceless, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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   Nobody has a right to hurt another person, especially a defenseless woman. She reminded herself she wasn.t defenseless with him this time. If I have no power, my mate is defenseless. They looked at her, and she suspected they were silently cursing the defenseless civilian.

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   Someone who's defenseless is vulnerable and unprotected. Babies need to be taken care of because they're completely defenseless. A brand new chess player is somewhat defenseless against an experienced player, and a kitten is defenseless without its mother's fierce protection.

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   If someone or something is defenseless, they are weak and unable to defend themselves properly..... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.

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   Definition of defenceless adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   What does a defenseless woman mean?

   • Lacking defense; unable to defend oneself; open to attack; helpless; unprotected. Lacking any form of defense; vulnerable; open to attack. Nobody has a right to hurt another person, especially a defenseless woman. She reminded herself she wasn.t defenseless with him this time. If I have no power, my mate is defenseless.

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   What does defenseless mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! DEFENSELESS definition: 1. US spelling of defenceless 2. Defenseless people, animals, places, or things are weak and unable…. Learn more.

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   What is a defenseless person?

   • Con men sometimes target people they see as defenseless, like the very elderly. The word defenseless dates from the 16th century, combining defense, "action of guarding or protecting," from the Latin defendere, "protect," and -less, "without or lacking." Someone who's defenseless is vulnerable and unprotected.

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   Is the human body defenseless?

   • Unfortunately, the human body is essentially defenseless again these metals. Oil can also blind an animal, leaving it defenseless. Her novels often focused on adult insensitive treatment of defenseless youth. However, the town was defenseless, as every able-bodied person had already left to fight in the war.

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   What does it mean if a baby is defenseless?

   • The word defenseless dates from the 16th century, combining defense, "action of guarding or protecting," from the Latin defendere, "protect," and -less, "without or lacking." Someone who's defenseless is vulnerable and unprotected. Babies need to be taken care of because they're completely defenseless.

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   Was Dumervil in a defenseless position?

   • Dumervil was in a defenseless position trying to get back up after a play. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. What is the pronunciation of defenseless? （defenceless的美式拼寫）…

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   DEFENSELESS definition: 1. US spelling of defenceless 2. Defenseless people, animals, places, or things are weak and unable…. Learn more.