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impotent

Pronunciation: /ˈɪm.pə.tənt/

The English word “impotent” has 7 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Lacking physical strength or vigor; weak
  2. Lacking in power, as to act effectively; helpless
  3. Incapable of sexual intercourse, often because of an inability to achieve or sustain an erection, having impotentia coeundi.
  4. Sterile
  5. Lacking self-restraint

noun

  1. A man who has erectile dysfunction
  2. An impotent or powerless person

Etymology

From Old French impotent, from Latin impotēns, from in- (expresses negation) + potēns (“powerful”).

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