IMPOTENCE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of impotence in English

impotence
noun [ U ]
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/ˈɪm.pə.t̬əns/ uk
/ˈɪm.pə.təns/

impotence noun [U] (LACK OF POWER)

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lack of power to change or improve a situation:
political impotence
a sense of impotence
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Weakness and vulnerability
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impotence noun [U] (SEXUAL PROBLEM)

medical   specialized
a medical condition in which a man cannot have sex because his penis cannot become hard or stay hard:
Men sometimes suffer from impotence after a serious illness.
medical   specialized
a medical condition in which a man is unable to have children
(Definition of impotence from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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Translations of impotence

in Chinese (Traditional)
無力量, 無能力, 性問題…
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无力量, 无能力, 性问题…
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impotencia, impotencia sexual…
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impotência…
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impuissance…
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güçsüzlük, zayıflık…
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onvermogen…
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nemohoucnost…
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impotens…
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keadaan impoten…
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ความหมดอำนาจ…
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sự bất lực…
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impotencja…
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impotens…
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ketidakupayaan…
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die Impotenz, die Machtlosigkeit…
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impotens…
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безсилля, безпорадність…
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