Impuissance — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

powerlessness revealed by an inability to act

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪmpjˈuːɪsəns/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪmpjˈuːɪsəns/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪmpjˈuːɪsəns/

3 syllables Say it as /ɪmpjˈuːɪsəns/.

Examples

in spite of their weakness the group remains active

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

helplessness weakness

Parts of Speech

noun	powerlessness revealed by an inability to act “in spite of their weakness the group remains active”

Word Forms

helpless	adjective	lacking in or deprived of strength or power
weak	adjective	not having authority, political strength, or governing power
impuissant	adjective	lacking physical strength or vigor

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Unzulänglichkeit

Ohnmacht, die sich in der Handlungsunfähigkeit offenbart

🇪🇸Spanish

imprudencia

impotencia revelada por la incapacidad de actuar

🇮🇹Italian

impurità

impotenza rivelata dall’incapacità di agire

🇳🇱Dutch

onbeschaamdheid

machteloosheid die blijkt uit een onvermogen om te handelen

🇷🇺Russian

бессилие

бессилие, проявляющееся в неспособности действовать

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बाधा

कार्य करने में असमर्थता से शक्तिहीनता का पता चलता है

🇮🇳Tamil

தூண்டுதல்

செயல்பட இயலாமையால் வெளிப்படுத்தப்படும் சக்தியின்மை

🇮🇳Telugu

దూకుడు

🇮🇳Marathi

आळशीपणा

शक्तीहीनता कार्य करण्यास असमर्थतेद्वारे प्रकट होते

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉદાસીનતા

કાર્ય કરવામાં અસમર્થતા દ્વારા શક્તિહીનતા પ્રગટ થાય છે

🇮🇳Malayalam

ധിക്കാരം

പ്രവർത്തിക്കാനുള്ള കഴിവില്ലായ്മ വെളിപ്പെടുത്തിയ ശക്തിയില്ലായ്മ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੇਚੈਨੀ

ਕੰਮ ਕਰਨ ਦੀ ਅਸਮਰੱਥਾ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਪ੍ਰਗਟ ਕੀਤੀ ਸ਼ਕਤੀਹੀਣਤਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

بے صبری

بے اختیاری عمل کرنے میں ناکامی سے ظاہر ہوتی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

冲动

无能为力表现为无能为力

🇯🇵Japanese

衝動性

行動できないことで明らかになる無力さ

🇰🇷Korean

무질서

행동할 수 없음으로 드러나는 무력함

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự nóng nảy

sự bất lực được bộc lộ bởi sự không có khả năng hành động

🇹🇭Thai

ความหุนหันพลันแล่น

ความไร้อำนาจเผยให้เห็นจากการไร้ความสามารถที่จะกระทำการ

🇮🇩Indonesian

ketidakpedulian

ketidakberdayaan yang diungkapkan oleh ketidakmampuan untuk bertindak

🇵🇭Filipino

kawalan ng lakas

kawalan ng kapangyarihan na ipinakikita ng kawalan ng kakayahang kumilos

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عنف

العجز الذي يكشفه عدم القدرة على التصرف

🇮🇷Persian

بی اعتنایی

ناتوانی ناشی از ناتوانی در عمل

🇹🇷Turkish

küstahlık

harekete geçememenin ortaya çıkardığı güçsüzlük

🇮🇱Hebrew

רתיעה

חוסר אונים המתגלה מחוסר יכולת לפעול

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