'Impuissance' definitions:
Definition of 'impuissance'
From: WordNet
noun
Powerlessness revealed by an inability to act; "in spite of their weakness the group remains active" [syn: helplessness, weakness, impuissance]
Definition of 'Impuissance'
From: GCIDE
- Impuissance \Im*pu"is*sance\, n. [Cf. F. impuissance.] Lack of power; inability. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
- Their own impuissance and weakness. --Holland. [1913 Webster]