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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024im•po•tence /ˈɪmpətəns/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- the lack of power to do what is necessary:The general raged at his impotence as he watched the enemy blow up his bridges.
the condition in which a male is unable to make or keep the penis erect during sex.Also, ˈim•po•ten•cy. See -pot-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024im•po•tence (im′pə təns),USA pronunciation n. - the condition or quality of being impotent;
weakness. - Physiologychronic inability to attain or sustain an erection for the performance of a sexual act.
- Pathologysterility, esp. in the male.
- [Obs.]lack of self-restraint.
Also, im′po•ten•cy, im′po•tent•ness. - Latin impotentia want of self-control, weakness. See im-2, potency
- late Middle English, variant (see -ence) of impotencie 1375–1425
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