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Impuissant
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im·pu·is·sant
/
ɪmˈpyu
ə
sənt, ˌɪm
pyuˈɪs
ənt, ɪmˈpwɪs
ənt
/
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[
im-
pyoo
-
uh
-s
uh
nt, im-pyoo-
is
-
uh
nt, im-
pwis
-
uh
nt
]
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adjective
lacking strength; feeble; weak.
Origin:
1620–30;
<
Middle French;
see
im-
2
,
puissant
Related forms
im·pu·is·sance,
noun
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impuissant
(ɪmˈpjuːɪs
ə
nt, ɪmˈpwiː-)
—
adj
powerless, ineffectual, feeble, or impotent
[C17: from French: powerless]
im'puissance
—
n
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