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English Dictionary: impuissance by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
impuissance
n
  1. powerlessness revealed by an inability to act; "in spite of their weakness the group remains active"
    Synonym(s): helplessness, weakness, impuissance
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.
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