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Powerlessness (Noun)

Meaning

The quality of lacking strength or power; being weak and feeble.

Classification

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.

Examples

  • Feeling trapped in the situation, she was consumed by a sense of powerlessness that left her unable to take action.
  • The chronic illness had left him with a lingering feeling of powerlessness, as if his body was no longer under his control.
  • The villagers felt a deep powerlessness as they watched their homes being destroyed by the natural disaster, unable to do anything to stop it.
  • The prisoner's powerlessness was palpable as he sat in his cell, his freedom and future at the mercy of the court's decision.
  • The loss of her job had left her with a creeping feeling of powerlessness, as if her career was stalled and going nowhere.

Synonyms

  • Impotence
  • Impotency

Antonyms

  • Power
  • Powerfulness

Hyponyms

  • Impuissance
  • Ineffectuality
  • Ineffectualness
  • Weakness

Related Words

  • Powerless (adjective)
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