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im·pu·is·sance

I0069300 (ĭm-pyo͞o′ĭ-səns, ĭm-pwĭs′əns)n. Lack of power or effectiveness; weakness.

[Middle English impuissaunce, from Old French impuissance : in-, not; see in-¹ + puissance, power; see puissance.]

im·pu′is·sant adj.

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impuissance - powerlessness revealed by an inability to act; "in spite of their weakness the group remains active"helplessness, weaknessimpotence, impotency, powerlessness - the quality of lacking strength or power; being weak and feeble

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noun powerlessness revealed by an inability to act

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