impotence

/ˈɪmpətəns/

noun 2

Collocations

ADJ

total | relative | male | political, sexual

PHRASES

a feeling/sense of impotence

She felt a deep sense of impotence when she couldn't help her struggling friend.

noun

Powerlessness; incapacity.

Near-synonyms: weakness, helplessness

O impotence of mind, in body ſtrong!

Inability to copulate or beget children; sterility, erectile dysfunction, etc.

noun — the quality of lacking strength or power

noun — an inability (usually of the male animal) to copulate

Near-synonyms: weakness, helplessness

Wiktionary

O impotence of mind, in body ſtrong!

Wiktionary

Excessive drinking is one of the causes of impotence.

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Smoking can cause impotence.

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Remorse is impotence, impotence which sins again. Repentance alone is powerful; it ends all.

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The risk of impotence increases with age.

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