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Answer for the clue "Powerlessness revealed by an inability to act ", 11 letters:
impuissance

Word definitions for impuissance in dictionaries

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. impotence, weakness.

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Impuissance \Im*pu"is*sance\, n. [Cf. F. impuissance.] Lack of power; inability. --Bacon. Their own impuissance and weakness. --Holland.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. powerlessness revealed by an inability to act; "in spite of their weakness the group remains highly active" [syn: helplessness , weakness ]

Usage examples of impuissance.

Elle avait ainsi fait sienne cette totale impuissance, cette passivité absolue.