impuissance Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun powerlessness revealed by an inability to act
    weakness; helplessness.
    • in spite of their weakness the group remains active

WordNet


Im*pu"is*sance noun
Etymology
Cf. F. impuissance.
Definitions
  1. Lack of power; inability. Bacon.
    Their own impuissance and weakness. Holland.

Webster 1913