Meaning & use
Defenceless
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Without protection or the means to defend oneself against attack or harm.
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The defenceless village had no walls or soldiers to protect it from raiders.
Critics argued the policy left elderly residents defenceless against scammers.
A note on using this word
British spelling of "defenseless"; both forms are pronounced identically and mean the same thing.
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