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impuissance

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im·pu·is·sance  (m-py-sns, m-pwsns)
n.
Lack of power or effectiveness; weakness.
[Middle English impuissaunce, from Old French impuissance : in-, not; see in-1 + puissance, power; see puissance.]
im·puis·sant adj.
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Noun1.impuissance - powerlessness revealed by an inability to act; "in spite of their weakness the group remains active"
helplessness, weakness
impotence, impotency, powerlessness - the quality of lacking strength or power; being weak and feeble
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