powerless

pow·er·less  (pour-ls)

adj.

1. Lacking strength or power; helpless and totally ineffectual.

2. Lacking legal or other authority.

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power·less·ly adv.

power·less·ness n.

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powerless

Adjective

without power or authority; unable to act

powerlessly adv
powerlessness n

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

powerless - lacking power                         ineffective, ineffectual, uneffective - not producing an intended effect; "an ineffective teacher"; "ineffective legislation" impotent - lacking power or ability; "Technology without morality is barbarous; morality without technology is impotent"- Freeman J.Dyson; "felt impotent rage" weak - wanting in physical strength; "a weak pillar" powerful - having great power or force or potency or effect; "the most powerful government in western Europe"; "his powerful arms"; "a powerful bomb"; "the horse's powerful kick"; "powerful drugs"; "a powerful argument"

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powerless

adjective 1. defenceless, vulnerable, dependent, subject, tied, ineffective, unarmed, disenfranchised, over a barrel (informal) disfranchised

adjective 2. weak, disabled, helpless, incapable, paralysed, frail, feeble, debilitated, impotent, ineffectual, incapacitated, prostrate, infirm, etiolated << OPPOSITE strong

Translations

powerless [ˈpauəlɪs] adj → impotente, ineficaz

powerless [ˈpauəlɪs] power adj → impuissant(e)

powerless [ˈpauəlɪs] power adj → machtlos;

to be powerless to do sth power → nicht die Macht haben, etw zu tun

powerless [ˈpauəlɪs] adj → impotente, senza potere