Helplessness
Helplessness noun - The state of needing help from something.
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Synonyms for Helplessness
Lack and helplessness are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Lack" instead a noun "Helplessness".
Nearby Words: helpless, helplessly
Lack
Lack noun - The fact or state of being absent.
Helplessness and lack are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Helplessness" instead a noun "Lack".
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In fact, it seems that the only reason the questions even are made is to emphasize your helplessness and lack of control over the events in this situation, and in the entire game.
Source: But Thou Must! - Other games have this trope to a lesser extent, such as Hades Vanquish and Blue Guardian: Margaret, but the latter two games lack the themes of helplessness and isolation that the former two have.
Source: Creator / Fox Eye - Bella Swan from Twilight, whose helplessness, constant whining, frequent disdain for other people, and lack of any real problems cause many to regard her as little more than a whiner.
Source: Unintentionally Unsympathetic
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