powerlessness

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powerlessness

noun powerlessnesses

  1. uncountable, usually The state or character of being powerless; absence or lack of power. Near-synonym: helplessness

    Similar: impotence, helplessness · Opposite: power, powerfulness

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noun The state or character of being powerless

Españolimpotencia
日本語無力 muryoku
中文無力 /无力 wúlì
हिन्दीअसमर्थता asmarthatā, अक्षमता akṣamtā, अशक्ति aśakti, शक्तिहीनता śaktihīntā
Françaisimpuissance
DeutschMachtlosigkeit
Русскийбесси́лие bessílije

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@misc{powerlessness_2026,
  title = {powerlessness},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/powerlessness},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}