Excessive drinking is one of the causes of impotence.
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Impotence
/ˈɪmpətəns/
Synonyms for "impotence" (142 found)
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enervationetiolationfaintnessfamily planningfaminefatiguefatuityfecklessnessfeeblenessflabbinessflaccidityfleshfleshlinessforcelessnessfrailtyfrigidityfruitlessnessfutilityhelplessnesshollowness
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impotencyimprecisioninadequacyinanityincompetenceindifferenceineffectivenessineffectualityineffectualnessinefficaciousnessinefficacyineptnessinfecundityinfertilitylack of forcelack of influencelack of magnetism
Noun(5 words)
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lack of personalitylack of powerlanguishmentlanguorlassitudelaxitylaxnessleniencylibidolistlessnessloosenesslooseninglovelovemakingmarriagemeaninglessnessnegligenceno saynugacityotiosity
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overindulgenceoverpermissivenesspermissivenessplanned parenthoodpointlessnesspotencypowerlessnessprofitlessnessprostrationpurposelessnessrat racerelaxationrelaxednessremissnesssensualitysex drivesexinesssexual instinctsexual urgesexualismsexualityslacknesssloppinesssluggishnesssoftnesssterilenesssterilitystrengthlessnessthe absurdtrivialityunauthoritativenessunfertilenessunfruitfulnessuninfluentialityunpersuasivenessunproductivenessunprofitabilityunprofitablenessunrestraintvaluelessnessvanityvicious circlevoluptuousnessweaklinessweaknesswearinesswithered loinsworthlessness
Noun(3 words)
powerlessness in educationsexual impotencestate of helplessness
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5 entrieseconomic impotenceimpotence in policypolitical impotencesense of impotencesexual impotence
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The aim of jazz is the mechanical reproduction of a regressive moment, a castration symbolism. 'Give up your masculinity, let yourself be castrated,' the eunuchlike sound of the jazz band both mocks and proclaims, 'and you will be rewarded, accepted into a fraternity which shares the mystery of impotence with you, a mystery revealed at the moment of the initiation rite.
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Smoking can cause impotence.
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Remorse is impotence, impotence which sins again. Repentance alone is powerful; it ends all.
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