impotence

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impotence

/ˈɪmpətəns/

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From Middle French impotence, from Latin impotentia.

noun impotences · impotency

uncountable, usually Powerlessness; incapacity. Near-synonyms: weakness, helplessness
Similar: weakness, helplessness
uncountable, usually Inability to copulate or beget children; sterility, erectile dysfunction, etc.

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noun powerlessness

Español	impotencia
हिन्दी	नपुंसकता napunsaktā, नामर्दी nāmardī
Português	impotência
Français	impuissance
Deutsch	Machtlosigkeit
Română	impotență, lipsă de putere
Русский	бесси́лие bessílije

noun erectile dysfunction

Español	impotencia
हिन्दी	नपुंसकता napunsaktā, नामर्दी nāmardī
Français	impuissance
Deutsch	Impotenz, Zeugungsunfähigkeit
Română	impotență
Русский	импоте́нция impoténcija, полово́е бесси́лие polovóje bessílije, маломо́чие malomóčije
العربية	عَنَانَة ʕanāna, عُنَّة ʕunna

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@misc{impotence_2026,
  title = {impotence},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/impotence},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}