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Meaning of IMPUISSANCE

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 Definition: [n]  powerlessness revealed by an inability to act; "in spite of their weakness the group remains highly active"
 
 Synonyms: helplessness, weakness
 
 See Also: impotence, impotency, powerlessness

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Im*pu"is*sance\, n. [Cf. F. impuissance.]
Lack of power; inability. --Bacon.

      Their own impuissance and weakness.      --Holland.
 

 

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