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impotent
[im-puh-tuhnt]
adjective
not potent; lacking power or ability.
utterly unable (to do something).
without force or effectiveness.
lacking bodily strength or physically helpless.
(of a male) unable to attain or sustain a penile erection.
(especially of a male) sterile.
Obsolete., without restraint.
noun
an impotent person.
therapy for sexual impotents.
impotent
/ ˈɪmpətənt /
adjective
(when postpositive, often takes an infinitive) lacking sufficient strength; powerless
(esp of males) unable to perform sexual intercourse See erectile impotence
obsolete, lacking self-control; unrestrained
Other Word Forms
- impotently adverb
- impotence noun
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
"Lots of us went because we felt impotent, that we couldn't do anything about what's happening in Gaza," she told the BBC soon after landing back home.
At the time she said the Conservatives were "impotent" and "no longer align with her values or ideology".
There is, however, an added, if intangible, cost to Proposition 50: Effectively disenfranchising millions of conservative and Republican-leaning Californians, who already feel as though they’re ignored and politically impotent.
Texas Democrats’ stunts drew national media attention, but they were impotent in the end precisely because the party holds no power in the Lone Star State.
A former Conservative MP has quit the party, branding it "impotent", and wants to stand in next May's Senedd election.
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