paraheahea
1. (modifier) helpless, vulnerable, powerless.
E ai ki ngā kōrero o tana reta – aroha ana te pānui mai – ki tana wahine, tūwiriwiri ana ia he patu kē nei hoki tana mahi i ngā hōia heketau e puta paraheahea noa ake ana i ō rātou waka rererangi (TTR 2000:103). / According to the account in his letter - which was sad to read - to his wife, he described his horror of his task in killing paratroopers as they emerged helpless from their planes.
Synonyms: kahakore, kuruki, mohemohe, rōrā, ngoikore, hangenge