loss of independence
Forfeiting self-governance now
Loss of independence is the diminished ability to manage one's own affairs, make decisions, or perform daily activities without assistance.
The phrase most often describes what happens when aging, illness, or disability forces reliance on others: Her greatest fear about the diagnosis was loss of independence.
It can also apply to nations losing sovereignty or organizations losing autonomy.
- helplessnessLacking ability to cope
- vulnerabilityOpenness to harm
- controlAuthority to direct
- nursing homeLong-term eldercare residence
- wheelchairSeated conveyance for mobility-impaired
caregiver · home care · decline · frailty · aging · disability · adult diapers · surrender · reliance · confinement · dignity · assisted living · asking permission · incapacity · living will · power of attorney · weakness · restriction
loss of independenceindependence
Freedom from external control
sovereignty · liberation · self-determination · emancipation · autonomy
loss of independenceself-sufficiency
Independence from outside aid
empowerment · breaking free · coming of age · maturation · going it alone
loss of independenceself-reliance
Depending on oneself alone
leaving the nest · coming of age · financial independence · economic independence · breaking free
losing, losers, independence, independent, independently, dependence, dependent, depend, depends