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powerless

adjective

pow·​er·​less ˈpau̇(-ə)r-ləs How to pronounce powerless (audio)
1
: devoid of strength or resources
powerless victims
2
: lacking the authority or capacity to act
was powerless to help
powerlessly adverb
powerlessness noun

Example Sentences

I wish I could help you, but I am powerless in this situation.
Recent Examples on the Web One of the many distressing things about following a crisis like the war in Ukraine from afar is the combination of wishing for people not to suffer and feeling powerless to help them. Joe Pinsker, The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2022 My treatment has given me power over a situation that would otherwise leave me feeling powerless. Natasha Bowman, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2021 This is liable to leave Democrats feeling powerless. Damon Linker, The Week, 13 Oct. 2021 Democrats technically could have increased the debt ceiling by any amount and Republicans would have been powerless to stop passage. Laura Litvan, Bloomberg.com, 14 Dec. 2021 But two years into his presidency, Biden appears increasingly overwhelmed -- and powerless. Julian Zelizer, CNN, 3 June 2022 Formerly confident girls who had few issues expressing their anger have now stuffed it down, rendering them powerless and depressed. Lorraine Alitelevision Critic, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2022 Where and when people feel confused, despised, and powerless, the same kinds of stories will creep back into the public square. Samuel Goldman, The Week, 18 May 2022 Middle-class Victorian families depended on the labor of the poor and powerless to keep their lives running smoothly. Kimberly Harrington, Washington Post, 18 May 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of powerless was in the 15th century

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