Used in a Sentence

impotency

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for impotency.

Editorial note

To China, the conflict is a clear demonstration of the impotency of the US war machine.

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Quick take

(dated) impotence

Meaning at a glance

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noun

(dated) impotence

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for impotency.

Example sentences

1

To China, the conflict is a clear demonstration of the impotency of the US war machine.

2

The impotency of the US Government right now to accomplish even trivial things is also a mixed blessing.

3

It's what happens when fear paralyzes you into impotency, and anger consumes you into saying something or doing something rash.

4

You spout whatever combination of words would hurt you most to others, a whirling dervish of emotional weakness and impotency.

5

Yes, the complete impotency of anti-trust and big business regulation over the last 50-60 years.

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Isn’t this the fundamental point of the push for impotency in configuration management tools?

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It was a clear sign of the inaction and impotency to come.

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Is its value ultimately not just based on a fundamental impotency?

9

There's a great deal of frustration about their impotency to affect environmental change - hell, any change that would result in less money for the wealthy.

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This dooms them to political impotency and irrelevancy.

11

Until we agree that government must be leanest of all institutions, we will continue to fall into this ever deepening quagmire of bureaucratic impotency.

12

Recent history has demonstrated the impotency of impeachment.

Quote examples

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In the valley, it’s generally brought on by one of two causes: coming to the realization either that your start-up is completely trivial or that there are people your own age so knowledgeable and skilled that you may never catch up.” This is a great paragraph, again showing the dichotomy of power and impotency.

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:) It's a fun fantasy, but the fact we're happy to see it highlights our impotency - even a line worker sympathetic to the power imbalance would be left at "Anyways, we'll charge the fee to your card on file"

3

Sometimes, the rationalization covers up their own sense of helplessness and impotency ("Stop putting women on a pedestal!" "Some people are afraid of the power of these techniques!") But that covers up the main issue: there's a particular shadow side to masculinity, where lust consumes the brain and the person who attracted you stops being a person and becomes an object to fulfill that lust.

Proper noun examples

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Obesity, Insulin-Resistance, Impotency, Diabetes, Cardiac, Auto-Immune...the list goes on!

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use impotency in a sentence?

To China, the conflict is a clear demonstration of the impotency of the US war machine.

What does impotency mean?

(dated) impotence

What part of speech is impotency?

impotency is commonly used as noun.