impuissance

Definitions of impuissance
  1. noun
    the quality of lacking strength or power; being weak and feeble
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    antonyms:
    force, pouvoir
    possession of controlling influence
    types:
    faiblesse
    powerlessness revealed by an inability to act
    manque d'intérêt
    inability to capture or hold one's interest
    lourdeur, monotonie
    the quality of lacking interestingness
    type of:
    caractéristique, propriété
    an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
  2. noun
    powerlessness revealed by an inability to act
    synonyms: faiblesse
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