Meaning

3 senses
  1. Lacking sufficient power or strength.

    kraftlos

    бесси́льныйbessílʹnyj, беспо́мощныйbespómoščnyj, не́мощныйnémoščnyj

    безси́лийbezsýlyj, не́мічнийnémičnyj, безпо́мічнийbezpómičnyj

    lacking power

  2. Lacking legal authority.

    The traffic warden was powerless to stop me driving away.

    machtlos

    безвла́стныйbezvlástnyj, неправомо́чныйnepravomóčnyj

    безвла́днийbezvládnyj, неправочи́ннийnepravočýnnyj, неправоси́льнийnepravosýlʹnyj

  3. Without electricity or electrical power.

    During the storm, the entire neighborhood was left powerless for several hours

Examples

63 sentences
  1. Tom is powerless.

    Том безсилий.

    deTom ist machtlos.

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  2. I felt powerless.

    Я почувався безпомічним.

    ruЯ чувствовал себя беспомощным.

    deIch fühlte mich machtlos.

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  3. I feel powerless.

    Я почуваюся безпомічним.

    ruЯ чувствую себя беспомощным.

    deIch fühle mich machtlos.

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  4. Tom felt powerless.

    Том почувався безсилим.

    ruТом ощущал себя беспомощным.

    deTom fühle sich machtlos.

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  5. I don't like feeling so powerless.

    ruМне не нравится чувствовать себя таким беспомощным.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
lacking sufficient power or strength:
lacking legal authority:
Русский
By meaning 2
lacking sufficient power or strength:
lacking legal authority:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
lacking sufficient power or strength:
lacking legal authority:

Origin

From Middle English pouerles, powerles, equivalent to power + -less.

From Middle English pouerles, powerles, equivalent to power + -less.

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Forms

more powerless, most powerless
Comparativemore powerless Lesson
Superlativemost powerless Lesson

regular

Synonyms

5 synonyms

Antonyms

2 antonyms

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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