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impotent
/ˈɪmpətənt/
adjective
bezsilny
Also
bezradnyimpotentny
Definition
Unable to take effective action; helpless or powerless. Also, (of a man) unable to achieve an erection.
Examples
He felt impotent in the face of such overwhelming opposition.
Czuł się bezsilny w obliczu tak przytłaczającej opozycji.
The government was impotent to stop the economic decline.
Rząd był bezradny, aby powstrzymać spadek gospodarczy.
Synonyms
Collocations
feel impotentimpotent ragepolitically impotent
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