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impotency

noun
im路​po路​ten路​cy | \ 藞im-p蓹-t蓹n(t)-s膿 How to pronounce impotency (audio) \

Definition of impotency

: impotence

Examples of impotency in a Sentence

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 And at a time when many governments are demonstrating their impotency, a focused effort by business to do better should be welcomed. — Alan Murray, Fortune, "Inversion Deals, Barclays Charge, Unilever Threat: CEO Daily for February 12, 2018," 12 Feb. 2018 The sorts of power naming a thing gives to a thing, and the sorts of impotencies that exist in the process of naming as well. — Susie Schmank, Indianapolis Star, "Purdue professor writes through alcohol addiction in poetry collection," 16 Oct. 2017

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First Known Use of impotency

15th century, in the meaning defined above

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impotency

noun
im路​po路​ten路​cy | \ -蓹n-s膿 How to pronounce impotency (audio) \
plural impotencies

Medical Definition of impotency

: impotence

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