Vi fant 2 definisjoner av impotency på engelsk.
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| impotency - the quality of lacking strength or power; being weak and feeble | ||
| powerlessness, impotence | ||
| powerfulness, power possession of controlling influence; "the deterrent power of nuclear weapons"; "the power of his love saved her"; "his powerfulness was concealed by a gentle facade" | ||
| quality an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare | ||
| impuissance, helplessness, weakness powerlessness revealed by an inability to act; "in spite of their weakness the group remains active" | ||
| unpersuasiveness inability to persuade | ||
| uninterestingness inability to capture or hold one's interest | ||
| voicelessness having no voice in the management or control of affairs; "the voicelessness of those who live in situations of hopelessness" | ||
| paper tiger the nature of a person or organization that appears powerful but is actually powerless and ineffectual; "he reminded Mao that the paper tiger had nuclear teeth" | ||
| impotency - an inability (usually of the male animal) to copulate | ||
| impotence | ||
| potence, potency capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects; "the toxin's potency"; "the strength of the drinks" | ||
| infertility, sterility the state of being unable to produce offspring; in a woman it is an inability to conceive; in a man it is an inability to impregnate | ||