powerlessness

1. (uncountable, usually)The state or character of being powerless; absence or lack of power.

   Near-synonym: helplessness

   Machtlosigkeit

   бесси́лиеbessílije

   безси́лляbezsýllja

1. The feeling of powerlessness overwhelms me.

   ruМеня переполняет чувство беспомощности. — marafon

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2. If knowledge is power, ignorance is powerlessness.

   deWenn Wissen Macht ist, ist Unwissen Ohnmacht. — Esperantostern

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3. The most serious problem the world faces is not the strength of the wicked, but the powerlessness of the good.

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