impotence

English

Alternative forms

• impotency

Etymology

Latin impotentia inability, poverty, want of moderation. See impotent.

Noun

impotence (uncountable)

1. Powerlessness.

   O, impotence of mind in body strong! — Milton.

2. Inability to copulate or beget children; sterility, erectile dysfunction, etc.

Related terms

• impotent

Translations

powerlessness

• Finnish: voimattomuus (fi)
• French: impuissance (fr)
• German: Machtlosigkeit (de) f
• Polish: impotencja (pl) f

• Portuguese: impotência (pt) f
• Romanian: impotență (ro), lipsă de putere (ro)
• Spanish: impotencia (es) f

erectile dysfunction

• Finnish: impotenssi (fi)
• French: impuissance (fr)
• German: Impotenz (de) f

• Polish: impotencja (pl) f
• Romanian: impotență (ro)
• Spanish: impotencia (es) f

• Turkish: iktidarsızlık (tr)