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impuissance

/ɪmˈpjuːɪsəns/

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noun

/ɪmˈpjuːɪsəns/C2formal
  • ruСуществительное, обозначающее состояние бессилия или беспомощности, характеризующееся неспособностью действовать или влиять на изменения.

A noun referring to a state of powerlessness or helplessness, characterized by an inability to act or effect change.

uncountable

  1. Powerlessness or helplessnessC2formal

    A state of being unable to act effectively; lack of power or strength.

    ruБессилие

    • The government's impuissance in the face of the crisis was evident.
    • His impuissance to change the situation frustrated him deeply.
    • The novel explores the impuissance of the individual against a vast bureaucracy.

    Synonymsdefenselessnessfeeblenessimpotenceinabilityincapacitypowerlessnessvulnerabilityweakness

    Antonymsabilitycapabilitycompetencepotencypowerstrength

Forms
  • impuissances plural form
  • impuissances' possessive plural form
  • impuissance's possessive singular form