how to pronounce helplessness

/ˈhɛlp.ləs.nəs/

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helplessness is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of helplessness in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… feeling of complete helplessness when …”

meanings of helplessness

noun:

A feeling of inadequacy or impotence.
The state of being helpless.

helplessness frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word helplessness occurs in english on average 2.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics helplessness can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that helplessness can be often used in the following areas:

1) people, society, and culture;