powerless
adjective
unable to produce an effect.
powerlessness
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a word derived from
powerless.
Example Sentences
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"Everything should have led you to resign," she added, pointing to the government's "powerlessness".
From Barron's ● Jan. 23, 2026
That tension between omnipotence and powerlessness is captured in a word: adolescence.
From Salon ● Dec. 14, 2025
“There’s this sense of powerlessness, of not being the captain of your own ship,” said their daughter Beatrix Zilinskas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2025
Soutra Gilmour’s set consists of a vast tunnel that dwarfs the characters, apt for a play that emphasizes the powerlessness of Didi and Gogo.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2025
It wasn’t an emotion he had much experience with—it didn’t fit him—and he knew it wasn’t really Thyon who had provoked it, but his own powerlessness to save Sarai.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
