Impuissance

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Impuissance \Im*pu"is*sance\, n. [Cf. F. impuissance.]
     Lack of power; inability. --Bacon.
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           Their own impuissance and weakness.      --Holland.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  impuissance
       n : powerlessness revealed by an inability to act; "in spite of
           their weakness the group remains highly active" [syn: {helplessness},
            {weakness}]