Unpower
noun, verb
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Lack of power; weakness. uncountable
"Paradoxically, it is this unpower that proceeds to produce the suppressive superpower of metaphysics and that inscribes in Sallis' s work or in his "deconstructive" strategy — I would even say, in his hyperdeconstructive strategy — [...]"
Verb
- 1 To remove the power from; power down or power off transitive
"“Desperate to retrieve the webscrolls and unpower the staff, which could only be done by tossing it into The Saline Sea, [...]”"
Antonyms
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More examples"Paradoxically, it is this unpower that proceeds to produce the suppressive superpower of metaphysics and that inscribes in Sallis' s work or in his "deconstructive" strategy — I would even say, in his hyperdeconstructive strategy — [...]"
Etymology
Etymology 1
From un- (lack of) + power.
Etymology 2
From un- (reversive prefix) + power.