Powerlessness

2 definitions found

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

  Powerless \Pow"er*less\, a.
     Destitute of power, force, or energy; weak; impotent; not
     able to produce any effect. -- {Pow"er*less*ly}, adv. --
     {Pow"er*less*ness}, n.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  powerlessness
       n : the quality of lacking strength or power; being weak and
           feeble [syn: {impotence}, {impotency}] [ant: {power}, {power}]