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   impuissant

   /ɪmˈpjuːɪs(ə)nt/

   adjective

   • 1. unable to take effective action; powerless. literary

   Word Origin early 17th century: French, from im- ‘not’ + puissant ‘powerful’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. impuissance noun

   Scrabble Points: 14

   • I

     1

   • M

     3

   • P

     3

   • U

     1

   • I

     1

   • S

     1

   • S

     1

   • A

     1

   • N

     1

   • T

     1

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