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Meanings of defenseless in English

Spanish
vulnerable

Without defense.

vulnerable

Helpless or without protection.

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Having no protecting or concealing cover.

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Usage of defenseless in English
1
The moment she touched him, her own aura disappeared, leaving her defenseless.
The Magician
2
It has no armor; it is entirely defenseless, not unlike a deer.
Hard-boiled wonderland and the end of the world: a novel
3
America would be defenseless against Castro's hordes, he said with a wink.
The capitol game
4
Images from the Catacombs rolled past like tanks toward a defenseless village.
Sign of the cross
5
You lie; you took those who were defenseless, and had no weapons.
The Wonder Island Boys: Conquest of the Savages
6
And individual ants can find themselves isolated and defenseless outside the colony.
Wired
7
The defenseless condition of our seacoast and lake frontier is perfectly palpable.
State of the Union Addresses
8
It is the only protection of a defenseless coast line, nodded Lezard.
Police!!!
9
It is cowardly to attack the defenseless, though he be an enemy.
The Aesop for Children / With pictures by Milo Winter
10
So knowing and powerful, yet so naive and defenseless in other ways.
Legends of the dragonrealm, vol ii
11
And facing it, seemingly unarmed and defenseless, were the slender, fragile Wyverns.
Storm Over Warlock
12
This was finally done, leaving the whole island outside of Christiansted defenseless.
The Journal of Negro History, Volume 2, 1917
13
Finding it there, forgotten and defenseless, I could not resist reading it.
Kathleen
14
By her side I feel more defenseless than when I am alone.
Light
15
He felt that he had struck some defenseless child a cruel blow.
The Wrong Twin
16
It is, however, defenseless, like some armored creature stripped of its shell.
End of Watch
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