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disempowered

[dis-em-pou-er]

Origin

verb (used with object)

to deprive of influence, importance, etc.: Voters feel they have become disempowered by recent political events.

Origin:
1805–15; dis-¹ + empower

Related forms

dis·em·pow·er·ment, noun

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disempower

1813, from dis- + empower. Related: Disempowered; disempowerment.

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"It is easy to see how adolescence becomes so frustrating, and old age so abhorrent, to many people. The life line is disempowered at two major points: at the beginning and at the end. The only acceptable place is in the middle. Power is conferred only on adults. It is denied to youth and seniors."

-Virginia Satir

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