emptyhandedness

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Noun

1. The state of having nothing in one's hands.
2. [[poverty|Poverty]] or lack of [[possession]]s and [[resource]]s.
3. Lack of anything to offer
4. The lack of something one sought to acquire.
5. Failure to accomplish a task or mission.
6. Lack of a weapon; the state of being unarmed.

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