The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
helplessness, weakness, impuissance
(noun) powerlessness revealed by an inability to act; “in spite of their weakness the group remains active”
helplessness
(noun) a feeling of being unable to manage
helplessness
(noun) the state of needing help from something
Source: WordNet® 3.1
helplessness (usually uncountable, plural helplessnesses)
The state of being helpless.
A feeling of inadequacy or impotence.
• impotence
Source: Wiktionary
2 July 2025
(noun) getting something back again; “upon the restitution of the book to its rightful owner the child was given a tongue lashing”
The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.