im ‧ po ‧ tent /ˈɪmpətənt/ BrE AmE adjective
1 . unable to take effective action because you do not have enough power, strength, or control:
Emergency services seem impotent in the face of such a disaster.
impotent rage
2 . a man who is impotent is unable to have sex because he cannot get an ↑ erection
—impotently adverb
—impotence noun [uncountable] :
political impotence