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   impotent

   /ˈɪmpət(ə)nt/

   adjective

   • 1. unable to take effective action; helpless or powerless: "he was seized with an impotent anger" Similar powerlessineffectiveineffectualinadequateweakuselessworthlessvainfutileunavailingunsuccessfulprofitlessfruitlessliterary:impuissantweakpowerlessineffectivelamefeebleeffeteinformal:past itOpposite powerfuleffectivestrongeffective
   • 2. (of a man) abnormally unable to achieve an erection or orgasm: "he was on medication which had made him impotent"
   • ▪ (of a male animal) unable to copulate.

   Word Origin late Middle English: via Old French from Latin impotent- ‘powerless’, from in- ‘not’ + potent- (see potent1).

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   • 1. impotently adverb

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   Synonyms for IMPOTENCE: inability, powerlessness, incapacity, incompetence, ineptitude, incompetency, incapability, inadequacy; Antonyms of IMPOTENCE: potency, ability, competence, capacity, adequacy, capability, competency, gift

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   • He'd last felt the cold sense of helplessness and powerlessness when he was a child and his family was slaughtered before his eyes. Synonyms for IMPOTENT: helpless, powerless, weak, inadequate, incapable, inept, ineffectual, ineffective, barren, feeble. Antonyms for IMPOTENT: potent, able, capable, fertile, strong, productive.

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   • Lacking physical strength; weak. Ineffective, powerless, or helpless. Impotent rage. Unable to engage in sexual intercourse, esp. because of an inability to have or sustain an erection. Lacking self-restraint. (of a male) Sterile. From Old French impotent, from Latin impotēns, from in- (expresses negation) + potēns (“powerful”).

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