Polyglot Dictionary

desamparo

/dezɐ̃ˈpaɾu/

o noun C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
os desamparos

Meaning

  1. helplessness

    • Sentiu desamparo.

      He felt helpless.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Hilflosigkeit

Hilflosigkeit is the German word for the same thing — both mean "helplessness."

Spanish

desamparo

desamparo is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "helplessness."

Spanish

impotencia

impotencia is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "helplessness."

Practice

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