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IMPUISSANCE

• IMPUISSANCE (noun)
The noun IMPUISSANCE has 1 sense:

1. powerlessness revealed by an inability to act

Familiarity information: IMPUISSANCE used as a noun is very rare.

• IMPUISSANCE (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Powerlessness revealed by an inability to act

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

helplessness; impuissance; weakness

Context example:

in spite of their weakness the group remains highly active

Hypernyms ("impuissance" is a kind of...):

impotence; impotency; powerlessness (the quality of lacking strength or power; being weak and feeble)

"Good eating deserves good drinking."
(English proverb)
"The wolf has a thick neck because it has fast legs."
(Albanian proverb)
"Covering one's own ears while stealing a bell."
(Chinese proverb)
"As you make your bed, so you must lie in it."
(Czech proverb)

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