powerlessness
- a word derived from powerless.
Example Sentences
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As I continued the trail, I started to think that maybe my endeavor was a reaction to my feeling of total powerlessness.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 25, 2026
That said, the central theme—of women’s powerlessness through the ages, even over their own bodies—gets a perhaps over-thorough workout.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 12, 2026
"Everything should have led you to resign," she added, pointing to the government's "powerlessness".
From Barron's ● Jan. 23, 2026
That sentiment of powerlessness, hopelessness even, permeates many conversations.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2025
Sometimes such an experience bound one person to another; just as often the shame of one’s powerlessness made all witnesses into enemies.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
