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- Dictionaryimpuissant/ɪmˈpjuːɪs(ə)nt/
adjective
- 1. unable to take effective action; powerless. literary
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Impuissant is an adjective that means weak or powerless. It comes from French and is related to the word puissance, which means power. See synonyms, examples, and word history of impuissant.
Impuissant means lacking strength, feeble, or powerless. It comes from French and has the same origin as puissant, which means powerful or strong. See how to use it in a sentence and learn its synonyms and antonyms.
Impuissant means powerless, ineffectual, feeble, or impotent in British English. Learn the word origin, pronunciation, synonyms, and usage examples of impuissant.
lacking physical strength or vigor.
Impuissant means lacking power or effectiveness; weakness. Find the origin, pronunciation, and translation of impuissant, as well as related words and examples, in this online dictionary.
Impuissant means unable to act or achieve one's purpose. Find 55 similar and opposite words for impuissant, such as helpless, powerless, and powerful, with definitions and examples.
That feeling is called impuissance, when you’re unable to make a move because you feel like you have no power. Thinking about world hunger, nuclear war, climate change, and vocabulary may inspire feelings of despair, like there’s nothing to be done and you might as well give up.
