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   powerless

   /ˈpaʊələs/

   adjective

   • 1. without ability, influence, or power: "troops were powerless to stop last night's shooting"

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   • 1. powerlessly adverb

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   What does powerless mean?

   • 無力量的, 無權力的… 无力量的, 无权力的… sin poder, impotente, impotente [masculine-feminine… impotente… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! POWERLESS definition: 1. having no power: 2. having no power: 3. without the power to do something or to prevent….

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   Are the police powerless?

   • The police seem to be powerless (= unable) to prevent these attacks. [ + to infinitive ] The government seems powerless to do anything about the rising price of oil. The powers that previous mayors enjoyed were seriously impeded, and they became powerless to solve citizens' economic and social problems.

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   What is a powerless person?

   • A person who doesn't have the power they need to accomplish something can be described as powerless. A flustered substitute teacher is powerless to silence a chattering classroom, and citizens who don't vote are powerless to change their elected representatives in Congress.

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   What does it mean if a dog is powerless?

   • Powerless means lacking strength, ability, or authority. If nothing you do stops your dog from barking, you're powerless to make her be quiet. A person who doesn't have the power they need to accomplish something can be described as powerless.

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   Powerless means having no power or being unable to do something. Learn how to use this adjective with synonyms, antonyms, and related words and phrases.

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     POWERLESS | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary....

   • Znaczenie Powerless, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     POWERLESS definicja: 1. having no power: 2. having no power:...

   • Powerless in Arabic

     powerless translate: ضَعيف / بِلا نُفوذ. Learn more in the...

   • Powerless: Japanese Translation

     POWERLESS translate: 無力な, 力（ちから）のない. Learn more in the...

   • Powerless: Catalan Translation

     POWERLESS translate: sense poder, impotent. Learn more in...

   • Powerless Spanish Translation

     POWERLESS translate: sin poder, impotente, impotente...

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   Learn the meaning of powerless, a word that describes someone or something that lacks strength, resources, or authority to act. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related articles from Merriam-Webster dictionary.

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   Powerless means unable to produce an effect or without power or authority. See the origin, synonyms, derived forms and example sentences of powerless from Dictionary.com.

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   Powerless means lacking strength, ability, or authority. If nothing you do stops your dog from barking, you're powerless to make her be quiet. A person who doesn't have the power they need to accomplish something can be described as powerless.

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   Powerless means without power to control or to influence somebody/something. Learn how to use this adjective with synonyms, collocations and example sentences from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

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   Powerless means having no power or being unable to do something. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts with synonyms, antonyms and related words.

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   Powerless means unable to control or influence events or to do something. Learn the synonyms, pronunciation, collocations and usage of powerless with examples from Collins English Dictionary.