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Wide open, no walls, no weapons, no luck — just hoping nobody noticed.
means Unable to protect yourself or others from attack, harm, or argument.
from From Latin defendere, to ward off or strike away, plus the brutally honest suffix -less, meaning the warding-off equipment is absent.
Legal weightOften signals vulnerability requiring extra protection under law.
Defense rootsDefendere literally meant to beat down an attacker.
Not weaknessDescribes a situation, not a permanent character flaw.