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unpower¹

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From un- (lack of) + power.

noun

  1. uncountable Lack of power; weakness. Paradoxically, it is this unpower that proceeds to produce the suppressive superpower of metaphysics and that inscribes in Sallis' s work or in his "deconstructive" strategy — I would even say, in his hyperdeconstructive strategy — [...]

unpower²

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From un- (reversive prefix) + power.

verb unpowers · unpowering · unpowered

  1. transitive To remove the power from; power down or power off “Desperate to retrieve the webscrolls and unpower the staff, which could only be done by tossing it into The Saline Sea, [...]”

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"unpower." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/unpower.

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@misc{unpower_2026,
  title = {unpower},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/unpower},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}