Meaning

5 senses
  1. Lacking physical strength or vigor; weak

    бесси́льныйbessílʹnyj, сла́быйslábyj

    безси́лийbezsýlyj, безси́льнийbezsýlʹnyj

  2. Lacking in power, as to act effectively; helpless

    бесси́льныйbessílʹnyj, сла́быйslábyj, беспо́мощныйbespómoščnyj

    безси́лийbezsýlyj, безси́льнийbezsýlʹnyj

    lacking power or ability

  3. Incapable of sexual intercourse, often because of an inability to achieve or sustain an erection, having impotentia coeundi.

    impotent

    импоте́нтныйimpoténtnyj, страда́ющий импотенциейstradájuščij impotencijej

    імпоте́нтнийimpoténtnyj

  4. Sterile

    стери́льныйsterílʹnyj

  5. (obsolete)Lacking self-restraint

Examples

9 sentences
  1. I've become impotent.

    Тепер я безпомічний.

    ruТеперь я беспомощен.

    deIch bin impotent geworden.

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  2. "Your army is impotent against mine!!" he laughed.

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  3. My husband is impotent. What should I do?

    Мій чоловік — імпотент. Що мені робити?

    deMein Mann ist impotent. Was soll ich tun?

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  4. What should I do if my husband is impotent?

    ruЧто мне делать, если мой муж - импотент?

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  5. Sami felt so impotent.

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Translations

6 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
lacking physical strength or vigor; weak:
incapable of sexual intercourse:
Русский
By meaning 4
lacking physical strength or vigor; weak:
lacking in power, as to act effectively; helpless:
incapable of sexual intercourse:
sterile:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
incapable of sexual intercourse:

Origin

From Old French impotent, from Latin impotēns, from in- (expresses negation) + potēns (“po

From Old French impotent, from Latin impotēns, from in- (expresses negation) + potēns (“powerful”).

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Forms

more impotent, most impotent
Comparativemore impotent Lesson
Superlativemost impotent Lesson

regular

Synonyms

6 synonyms

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

6 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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