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impotency

impotency

1 8.2
Not being able to get or keep an erection for sex
  • noun
  • /ˈɪmpətənsi/
  • NSFW
translation icon : impotencia
  • Male impotency is the powerlessness of a male who cannot attain any sort of sexual appearance, neither from innate terms nor from physical ones.

Examples

  • The Masters and Johnson therapeutic treatment of impotency, for example, has more or less disappeared with the development of new drugs and new surgical solutions.

    Academic text (2003)
  • You will get significantly more beneficial points after using Penegra, like generic medications that are related to the treatment of impotency.

    Blog text (7)
  • One of these pills will reduce the effects of... minasterol to impotency.

  • Whenever you're in the problem of impotency, you may lose your sexual ability that can be supported by such a pill.

    Blog text (7)
  • Small wonder the shaping of action for Viagra in some cases of impotency is warranted.

    Blog text (21)
  • Since your problem is impotency I can only assume that the rejuvenation formula was used in insufficient dosage on your genitalia.

  • Erectile dysfunction or impotency is a mighty curse that disrupts the normal functioning of your life.

    Blog text (23)
  • He had felt that way when he held that limp throat, the melancholy of impotency after masturbation.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • For many men, overcoming impotency is a vital step towards restoring confidence and intimacy in relationships.

  • The doctor explained that impotency can often be treated effectively with medication or therapy.

Synonyms

ED
vsimpotency
  • Specialized
36 7.0

A problem when a man cannot get or keep an erection for sex

is the full word form rather than a shortened label
impotence
vsimpotency
  • NSFW
16 7.7

Unable to get or keep an erection

is spelled differently but has the same meaning
erectile dysfunction
vsimpotency
  • NSFW
13 4.8

A condition when a man cannot get or keep an erection for sex

stresses the overall inability to have sex rather than only erection quality
male erectile dysfunction
vsimpotency
  • Specialized
3.7

A condition in which a man cannot get or keep an erection for sex

is a general term used outside strictly medical diagnosis contexts

Antonyms

1.2

Physical or mental power a person has to act

potency
  • NSFW
5 7.5

A man's ability to have and maintain sex

How Sexually Potent

potency
  • NSFW
5 7.5
impotency
  • NSFW
1 8.2
erectile dysfunction
  • NSFW
13 4.8

Surface Forms

impotency singular
impotencies plural

Morphology

impotency = impotent (transparent) = im + potent + ency

A regular nominalization of the adjective 'impotent' (state or quality of being impotent); learners who know 'impotent' will readily derive the meaning.

Etymology

Impotency comes from Latin parts in- meaning 'not' and potentia meaning 'power', and you can see the same root in potent and potency. So, impotency is used for 'not having sexual power' and today often means the inability to have or keep an erection.