impuissant (Meaning)

Wordnet

impuissant (s)

lacking physical strength or vigor

Webster

impuissant (a.)

Weak; impotent; feeble.

impuissant Sentence Examples

  1. The king's once-mighty army had become impuissant in the face of the invading horde.
  2. The elderly patient felt impuissant as his body weakened and his independence dwindled.
  3. The politician's impuissant attempts to solve the economic crisis drew widespread ridicule.
  4. The scientist labored tirelessly, but his impuissant efforts failed to yield the desired results.
  5. The victim of the abuse felt impuissant, unable to escape or defend herself.
  6. The abandoned child wandered aimlessly, feeling impuissant and alone in the world.
  7. The athlete's impuissant rage surged as he watched his team lose the championship game.
  8. The government's impuissant response to the pandemic left its citizens stranded and vulnerable.
  9. The injured soldier lay on the battlefield, impuissant and helpless as the battle raged around him.
  10. The impuissant witness to the crime was too terrified to report what he had seen.

FAQs About the word impuissant

lacking physical strength or vigorWeak; impotent; feeble.

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efficient, effective, able, strong, competent, capable, efficient, able, strong, potent

The king's once-mighty army had become impuissant in the face of the invading horde.

The elderly patient felt impuissant as his body weakened and his independence dwindled.

The politician's impuissant attempts to solve the economic crisis drew widespread ridicule.

The scientist labored tirelessly, but his impuissant efforts failed to yield the desired results.