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Definition of impotence noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

impotence

noun
 
/ˈɪmpətəns/
 
/ˈɪmpətəns/
[uncountable]
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  1. the fact of being unable to change things or influence a situation synonym powerlessness
    • a feeling of impotence in the face of an apparently insoluble problem
  2. a condition in which a man is unable to achieve an erection and is therefore unable to have full sex
    • male impotence
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