IMPOTENT


Meaning of IMPOTENT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ɪmpətənt ]

1.

If someone feels impotent , they feel that they have no power to influence people or events.

The aggression of a bully leaves people feeling hurt, angry and impotent...

= powerless

ADJ

2.

If a man is impotent , he is unable to have sex normally, because his penis fails to get hard or stay hard.

ADJ : usu v-link ADJ

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