helplessly
🇺🇸
/ˈhelpləsli/
🇬🇧
/ˈhelpləsli/
adverb
R
in a way that shows you cannot do anything to change a situation
They watched helplessly as the flood destroyed their farm.
R
in a way that shows you cannot control a strong feeling
She cried helplessly when she heard the sad news.
translation
in a way that shows you cannot do anything to change a situation; in a way that shows you cannot control a strong feeling