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Impuissance

Impuissance \Im*pu"is*sance\, n. [Cf. F. impuissance.] Lack of power; inability.
--Bacon.

Their own impuissance and weakness.
--Holland.

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impuissance

n. impotence, weakness.

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impuissance

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

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