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      impuissance
      noun
      powerlessness revealed by an inability to act
      Roots
      inim- · French · notpossepuiss- · Latin · to be able, powerantia-ance · French · quality of
      Words related to impuissance
      helplessnessnweaknessnpowerlessnessnimpotencenimpotencynfeeblenessnadynamiandebilitynspinelessnessnfecklessnessnfaintheartednessnasthenianenervationnfrailnessnfatigabilitynineffectualnessnfrailtyninfirmitynincapabilitynhopelessnessnlassitudeninadequacynvincibilitynsicklinessntimorousnessnlistlessnessnworthlessnessninabilitynineffectualitynfaintnessn

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