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powerless

 
(pou'ər-lĭs) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Lacking strength or power; helpless and totally ineffectual.
  2. Lacking legal or other authority.
powerlessly pow'er·less·ly adv.
powerlessness pow'er·less·ness n.

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adjective

  1. Lacking power or strength: helpless, impotent. See ability/inability, help/harm/harmless.
  2. Not capable of accomplishing anything: helpless, impotent, inadequate, incapable, ineffectual, weak. See ability/inability, strong/weak.

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powerless

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adj

Definition: weak; unable
Antonyms: able, dominant, potent, powerful, strong

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Translations:

Powerless

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - svag, magtesløs

Nederlands (Dutch)
machteloos, niet in staat, zwak

Français (French)
adj. - impuissant

Deutsch (German)
adj. - machtlos

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ανίσχυρος, αδύναμος, ανήμπορος

Italiano (Italian)
impotente

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - sem força

Русский (Russian)
беспомощный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - impotente, ineficaz

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - makt-, kraftlös, ur stånd

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
无力的, 无效能的, 无权的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 無力的, 無效能的, 無權的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 무력한, 무능한, 세력이 없는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 無力な, 無能な, 権力のない

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) ضعيف, واهن‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮חסר-אונים, קצר-יד‬


 
 

 

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