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Meaning of powerlessness | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. The state or character of being powerless; absence or lack of power.
    uncountable, usually
  2. The state or character of being powerless; absence or lack of power

Equivalents

العربية إنعدام القوّة
Bosanski nemoć немоћ
Čeština bezmoc bezmocnost
Deutsch Machtlosigkeit Ohnmacht
Español impotencia
فارسی ضعف ناتوانی
Suomi tehottomuus voimattomuus
Français impuissance
हिन्दी अक्षमता अशक्ति असमर्थता असामर्थ्य शक्तिहीनता
Hrvatski nemoć немоћ
Magyar erőtlenség gyengeség tehetetlenség
日本語 無力 非力
한국어 무력
Latina imbecillitas impotentia
Македонски немоќ
Polski bezsilność bezsiła niemoc
Русский бессилие
Српски nemoć немоћ
Svenska kraftlöshet maktlöshet strömlöshet vanmakt
Українська безсилля

Examples

“Near-synonym: helplessness”
“In July 1717, a commission established by Orléans to adjudicate the issue had emphatically denied the successoral claims of the two brothers, and the Regent declared himself in a state of ‘happy powerlessness to alienate the crown's domain’.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

powerlifter powerlifting powerline powermod powermonger poweroid

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