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impuissance

/ɪmˈpjuːɪsəns/

Traducción: Sustantivo que denota un estado de impotencia o indefensión, caracterizado por la incapacidad de actuar o influir en los acontecimientos.

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noun

/ɪmˈpjuːɪsəns/C2formal
  • esSustantivo que denota un estado de impotencia o indefensión, caracterizado por la incapacidad de actuar o influir en los acontecimientos.

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

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  1. Powerlessness or helplessnessC2formal

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

    esImpotencia o desamparo

    • 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.

    Sinónimosdefenselessnessfeeblenessimpotenceinabilityincapacitypowerlessnessvulnerabilityweakness

    Antónimosabilitycapabilitycompetencepotencypowerstrength

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