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IMPUISSANCE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does impuissance mean?
• IMPUISSANCE (noun)
The noun IMPUISSANCE has 1 sense:
1. powerlessness revealed by an inability to act
Familiarity information: IMPUISSANCE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Powerlessness revealed by an inability to act
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
helplessness; impuissance; weakness
Context example:
in spite of their weakness the group remains active
Hypernyms ("impuissance" is a kind of...):
impotence; impotency; powerlessness (the quality of lacking strength or power; being weak and feeble)
Derivation:
impuissant (lacking physical strength or vigor)
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