Meaning

2 senses
  1. (uncountable, usually)Powerlessness; incapacity.

    Near-synonyms: weakness, helplessness

    Machtlosigkeit

    бесси́лиеbessílije

    безси́лляbezsýllja

  2. (uncountable, usually)Inability to copulate or beget children; sterility, erectile dysfunction, etc.

    Impotenz, Zeugungsunfähigkeit

    импоте́нцияimpoténcija, полово́е бесси́лиеpolovóje bessílije, маломо́чиеmalomóčije

    імпоте́нціяimpoténcija

    an inability (usually of the male animal) to copulate

Examples

5 sentences
  1. The risk of impotence increases with age.

  2. Excessive drinking is one of the causes of impotence.

    ruЧрезмерное употребление алкоголя - одна из причин импотенции. — chispa

    deExzessiver Alkoholkonsum ist ein Grund für Impotenz. — xtofu80

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  3. Smoking can cause impotence.

    ruКурение может вызывать импотенцию. — soniamiku

    deRauchen kann Impotenz verursachen. — Melang

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

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  5. A man should be able to make a mistress of his wife. The addiction for variety is certainly a sign of impotence.

    deEin Mann sollte aus seiner Ehefrau auch eine Geliebte machen können. Die Sucht nach Abwechslung ist sicherlich ein Zeichen von Ohnmacht. — Esperantostern

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Translations

7 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
powerlessness:
erectile dysfunction:
Русский
By meaning 2
powerlessness:
erectile dysfunction:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
powerlessness:
erectile dysfunction:

Origin

From Middle French impotence, from Latin impotentia.

From Middle French impotence, from Latin impotentia.

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Forms

plural: impotences

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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