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impuissance |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Impuissance \Im*pu"is*sance\, n. [Cf. F. impuissance.] Lack of power; inability. --Bacon. Their own impuissance and weakness. --Holland. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: 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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