helpless victim

collocation in English

meaningsofhelplessandvictim

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helpless
adjective
uk
/ˈhelp.ləs/us
/ˈhelp.ləs/
unable to do anything to help yourself or ...
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victim
noun[C]
uk
/ˈvɪk.tɪm/us
/ˈvɪk.təm/
someone or something that has been hurt, damaged, or killed or has suffered, either because of the actions of someone or something else, or because of illness ...
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(Definition ofhelplessandvictimfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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He is ahelplessvictimof events.
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He has been ahelplessvictimof circumstances.
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Is my noble friend aware that thehelplessvictimof such noise may suffer intense discomfort?
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In nightmares, the subject is usually ahelplessvictimof threatening events, which means that the dream is functionally insufficient and unable to restore search activity.
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I emphasise these points, because the impression is sometimes given that the timeshare purchaser is always ahelplessvictim.
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Another player then could exert quick and brutal punishment on thehelplessvictim.
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It then eats thehelplessvictimusing its large mouth on its underside.
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But unless we husband our resources we shall end not as a participator in the determination of events but as ahelplessvictimof them.
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One who is another's property and ahelplessvictimof some dominating influence - you might be forgiven for thinking this is a definition of human trafficking.
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Without those, the broken man could last hours and even days, during which birds could peck at thehelplessvictim.
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Men love the battle-for-survival element, and women love not being cast as thehelplessvictim.
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Her love for the boy portrayed her as ahelplessvictimlike the stereotyped female portrayed in many silent movies.
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With a situation like that, like in all great love stories, in literature and in real life, you are ahelplessvictim, you know?
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