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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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   What does impotence mean?

   • Get Word of the Day daily email! The meaning of IMPOTENCE is the quality or state of being impotent. How to use impotence in a sentence.

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   What does not potent mean?

   • not potent; lacking power or ability. utterly unable (to do something). without force or effectiveness. lacking bodily strength or physically helpless. (of a male) unable to attain or sustain a penile erection. (especially of a male) sterile. Obsolete. without restraint. therapy for sexual impotents. obsolete.

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   What does the word 'impotently' mean?

   • This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage, and translations of the word impotently. It means in an impotent manner or without power. Etymology: from impotent. Shew'd Rome her Cato's figure drawn in state. Alexander Pope.

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   What does impotent mean in Protestantism?

   • From Old French impotent, from Latin impotēns, from in- (expresses negation) + potēns (“powerful”). Instead, she slumped against the wall, defeated by alcohol and impotent rage. The hostility of the king rendered the council impotent. But in Protestantism reason and the light of nature are in themselves as impotent as in the Roman Church.

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   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.

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