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defenceless

/dɪˈfensləs/
indifeso

The small animal was defenceless against the predator.

L'animale piccolo era indifeso contro il predatore.


Formale

Senza protezione o mezzi di difesa; vulnerabile.

Children are often defenceless in the face of bullying.

I bambini sono spesso indifesi di fronte al bullismo.

Può riferirsi a situazioni fisiche o emotive.

Collocazioni

defenceless againstindifeso controdefenceless victimvittima indifesa

Sinonimi

helplessvulnerableunprotected

Antonimi

protecteddefendedguarded

Consiglio professionale

Uso emotivo

Può essere usato per descrivere situazioni emotive, non solo fisiche.

Origine della parola

Deriva dall'inglese 'defence' (difesa) con il suffisso '-less' (senza).

Note d'uso

Spesso usato per descrivere persone o creature che non possono difendersi.

Analisi della parola

defence
difesa
root
+
-less
senza
suffix
Dizionario Inglese-Italiano

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