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adjective
- 1. unable to take effective action; helpless or powerless: "he was seized with an impotent anger" Similar Opposite
- 2. (of a man) abnormally unable to achieve an erection or orgasm: "he was on medication which had made him impotent"
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IMPOTENT definition: 1. not having the power or ability to change or improve a situation: 2. If a man is impotent, he…. Learn more.
1. a. : not potent : lacking in power, strength, or vigor : helpless. b. : unable to engage in sexual intercourse because of inability to have and maintain an erection. broadly : sterile. 2. obsolete : incapable of self-restraint : ungovernable. impotent noun. impotently adverb. Did you know?
Impotent means lacking power or authority. Captain Bligh was impotent in the face of Christian's mutiny. It also refers to a man's inability to achieve or maintain an erection. If a man is sterile, or unable to reproduce, he is also called impotent.
Impotent definition: not potent; lacking power or ability.. See examples of IMPOTENT used in a sentence.
If someone feels impotent, they feel that they have no power to influence people or events. The aggression of a bully leaves people feeling hurt, angry and impotent. In impotent rage he got up and stalked up and down the flat. Synonyms: powerless, weak, helpless, unable More Synonyms of impotent.
Definition of impotent adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Adjective. Filter. adjective. Lacking physical strength; weak. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Ineffective, powerless, or helpless. Impotent rage. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Unable to engage in sexual intercourse, esp. because of an inability to have or sustain an erection. Webster's New World. Similar definitions.
adj. 1. Lacking physical strength or vigor; weak. 2. Lacking in power, as to act effectively; helpless: "Technology without morality is barbarous; morality without technology is impotent" (Freeman J. Dyson). 3. Incapable of sexual intercourse because of an inability to achieve or sustain an erection. 4.
IMPOTENT definition: 1. An impotent man is unable to have sex because his penis does not become or stay hard. 2. not…. Learn more.
not having the power or strength to do anything to change a situation: When your child is ill, you feel so impotent. impotence. noun [ U ] uk / ˈɪmpətəns / us. (Definition of impotent from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of impotent. in Chinese (Traditional) 無力量的, 無能力的, 性問題… See more.
