IMPOTENT | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

Meaning of impotent – Learner’s Dictionary

impotent
adjective
uk
/ˈɪmpətənt/
us

impotent adjective (SEX)

An impotent man is unable to have sex because his penis does not become or stay hard.

impotent adjective (POWER)

not having the power or strength to do anything to change a situation:
When your child is ill, you feel so impotent.

impotence

noun [ U ] uk
/ˈɪmpətəns/
us

(Definition of impotent from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translations of impotent

in Chinese (Traditional)
無力量的, 無能力的, 性問題…
in Chinese (Simplified)
无力量的, 无能力的, 性问题…
in Spanish
impotente…
in Portuguese
impotente, incapaz…
in more languages
in Turkish
in French
in Dutch
in Czech
in Danish
in Indonesian
in Thai
in Vietnamese
in Polish
in Swedish
in Malay
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in Russian
iktidarsız, cinsel gücü olmayan, güçsüz…
impuissant…
onmachtig, impotent…
nemohoucí, impotentní…
impotent, magtesløs…
impoten…
อ่อนแอ, ไร้อำนาจ, ไร้สมรรถภาพ…
bất lực, liệt dương…
cierpiący na impotencję, ≈ impotent, bezsilny…
oförmögen, impotent…
tidak berdaya, impoten…
machtlos, impotent…
impotent…
безсилий, імпотентний…
импотентный, бессильный, беспомощный…
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