impuissance
- noun
- /ɪmˈpjuːɪns/
- Literature
- The team's repeated failures led to a period of collective impuissance and discouragement.
Examples
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Overwhelmed by a sense of impuissance, she was unable to change the situation.
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She felt a deep sense of impuissance after losing the election.
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His speech conveyed deep frustration and impuissance in the face of political obstacles.
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His impuissance to change the situation frustrated him greatly.
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Overwhelmed by a sense of impuissance, she was unable to change the situation.
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His speech conveyed deep frustration and impuissance in the face of political obstacles.
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The team's repeated failures led to a period of collective impuissance and discouragement.
Synonyms
161
2.8
Not able to do something you need to do
35
1.4
Lack of physical or mental strength that makes someone less able to act
24
3.8
A feeling of being unable to help yourself or change a situation
12
7.4
A lack of power to make things happen
9
5.4
Not able to do things because your body or mind does not work well
8
5.8
A feeling of being unable to control or change what happens
1
7.9
Lack of power to change things
1
6.0
Not being able to do something because you lack the ability
1
5.2
A lack of strength in an argument or evidence
1
7.5
A state of not moving or not reacting to change
1
8.5
A situation where people cannot take part in decisions that affect them
1
8.9
A situation where a person or group has little influence
A lack of ability to do something
Antonyms
How Powerful
∞
3.4
∞
1.2
35
1.4
- Literature
24
3.8
8
5.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Impuissance comes from the parts im- ('not') and puissance ('power'), and is like the English word impotent. So, impuissance means a 'lack of ability or power' to act.