🇬🇧 Defenceless meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

Defenceless means you cannot protect yourself from danger, hurt, or attack. A defenceless person, animal, or thing is weak or unprotected, so it needs someone or something else to keep it safe. For example, a tiny kitten is defenceless against a big barking dog, or a sandwich is defenceless when a very hungry brother walks into the room.

My defenceless hairbrush couldn’t escape while I dramatically sang into it like a microphone.

Our defenceless scarecrow couldn’t scare anything; even the crows used him as a resting chair.

The defenceless cake at the party never even made it to the fridge; it was destroyed in minutes.

The defenceless pizza slice was no match for three hungry kids with turbo-charged stomachs.

The defenceless cookie just lay there on the plate as my little brother attacked it with his mouth.

Rain fell. A defenceless bird lay on wet pavement, eyes closed. The defenceless child, small, shivering and feeling defenceless after a bully's shove, scooped it up. The child cupped the defenceless bird in warm hands, whispering calm words. A passerby gave cloth and shelter; the defenceless pair was safe. The child smiled, proud and relieved.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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