impotent
adjective
[ ˈɪmpət(ə)nt ]
• unable to take effective action; helpless or powerless.
• "he was seized with an impotent anger"
Similar:
powerless,
ineffective,
ineffectual,
inadequate,
weak,
useless,
worthless,
vain,
futile,
unavailing,
unsuccessful,
profitless,
fruitless,
impuissant,
lame,
feeble,
effete,
past it,
• (of a man) abnormally unable to achieve an erection or orgasm.
• "he was on medication which had made him impotent"
Origin:
late Middle English: via Old French from Latin impotent- ‘powerless’, from in- ‘not’ + potent- (see potent1).
