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impuissance

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Synonyms & Antonyms of impuissance

as in helplessness, powerlessness

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for impuissance

defenselessness,
helplessness,
impotence,
powerlessness

exhaustion,
fatigue,
lassitude,
weariness

effeteness,
softness,
tenderness

breakdown,
collapse,
prostration

disablement,
incapacitation,
invalidism

decay,
decrepitude

damage,
harm,
hurt,
impairment,
injury

asthenia,
debilitation,
debility,
delicacy,
enervation,
enfeeblement,
faintness,
feebleness,
fragility,
frailness,
frailty,
infirmity,
languidness,
languor,
listlessness,
lowness,
weakness,
wimpiness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for impuissance

hardihood,
hardiness,
robustness,
strength,
vigor

energy,
vitality

brawniness,
fitness,
heftiness,
huskiness,
lustiness,
muscularity,
virility

hardness,
ruggedness,
stoutness,
sturdiness,
toughness

health,
healthiness,
soundness,
wellness

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