powerlessness (Meaning)

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powerlessness (n)

the quality of lacking strength or power; being weak and feeble

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the quality of lacking strength or power; being weak and feeble

inability, incompetence, incompetency,impotence, incapability, incapacity, inadequacy, insufficiency, ineptitude, disqualification

potency, capability, capacity, competency, gift, competency, efficiency, adequacy, capability, ability

The feeling of powerlessness engulfed her as she watched her loved ones suffer.

The hurricane's destructive force left residents powerless to prevent the devastation.

The government's failure to address poverty left citizens feeling powerless to improve their lives.

The patient's terminal illness filled her with a suffocating sense of powerlessness.