Powerlessness synonyms

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helplessness
The state of being helpless.
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incapability
The condition of being incapable
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ineffectiveness
The condition of being ineffective
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uselessness
The quality of being useless
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impotence
Inability to copulate or beget children; sterility, erectile dysfunction, etc.
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inability
The definition of inability is the state of having no power or a lack of ability.
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inadequacy
The quality or condition of being inadequate.
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inefficacy
The state or quality of being incapable of producing a desired effect or result.
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ineffectuality
The state or condition of being ineffectual.
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power (antonym)
The capacity of a system or machine to operate:
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incompetence
The quality or state of being incompetent.
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impotency
Dated form of impotence.
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incompetency
Absence of the legal capacity to understand the charges against one and to participate in one’s own trial.
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ability (related)
(Countable) A skill or competence in doing; mental power; talent; aptitude. [First attested in the early 17 th century.]
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affect (related)
(Psychology) A subjective feeling experienced in response to a thought or other stimulus; mood, emotion, especially as demonstrated in external physical signs. [from 19th c.]
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powerfulness (antonym)
The quality of being powerful
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disempowerment (related)
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incapacity
Lack of capacity, power, or fitness; disability
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strong (related)
A surname.
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inferiority (related)
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alienation (related)
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worthlessness (related)
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passivity (related)
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aloneness (related)
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separateness (related)
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insecurity (related)
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precariousness (related)
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hopelessness (related)
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Powerlessness Sentence Examples

  • This powerlessness translated itself into elaborate funeral rituals to assuage the grief of those left behind.

  • We have never affirmed the utter powerlessness of the voluntary principle, and more especially when it assumes the form of voluntary liberality.

  • True strength lies in a fearless powerlessness, that is not assertive but is equally not pliant to another's will to domination.

  • Because of this powerlessness, some lastborns may be grandiose, with big plans that never work out.

  • Some lastborns transfer this powerlessness into a personal asset by becoming the boss of the family, coyly eliciting or openly demanding their own way.

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