powerlessadjective
uk/ˈpaʊə.ləs/us/ˈpaʊ.ɚ/having no power:
The villagers are powerless against the armed invaders.
The police seem to be powerless (= unable) to prevent these attacks.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Weakness and vulnerability
- Achilles heel
- at a low ebb idiom
- be (only) flesh and blood idiom
- be sb's poodle idiom
- chink in sb's armour idiom
- ebb
- faint
- impotent
- indefensible
- lax
- limp
- malleable
- susceptible
- toothless
- totter
- underbelly
- unprotected
- unsteady
- vulnerable
- wraith
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powerlessness
noun [ U ] uk/ˈpaʊə.ləs.nəs/us/ˈpaʊ.ɚ.ləs.nəs/
A significant cause of stress in the workplace is a sense of powerlessness and lack of control.