Defenselessness

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Defenseless \De*fense"less\, a.
     Destitute of defense; unprepared to resist attack; unable to
     oppose; unprotected. [Also spelled {defenceless}.]--
     {De*fense"less*ly}, adv. -- {De*fense"less*ness}, n.
     [1913 Webster]
  


     2. unarmed; used of persons or the military. {armed}
        [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  defenselessness
       n : the property of being helpless in the face of attack [syn: {defencelessness},
            {unprotectedness}]