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How to pronounce impotency in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms impotence
Type of sterility, infertility
Has types ed, erectile dysfunction, male erecticle dysfunction
Derivation impotent
Type Words
Synonyms impotence, powerlessness
Type of quality
Has types ineffectualness, impuissance, weakness, paper tiger, helplessness, uninterestingness, unpersuasiveness, voicelessness, ineffectuality, ineffectiveness
Derivation impotent

Examples of impotency

impotency
This is the only time the people who write the state's laws feign impotency.
From the ocregister.com
Flawed policy after policy has damaged the State Institutions to impotency.
From the guardian.co.uk
The lack of similar attacks were probably not due to the impotency of OBL and Al Qaeda.
From the economist.com
It could have serious side effects, including incontinence and impotency.
From the kentucky.com
Other possible effects include decreased testosterone and male impotency.
From the sciencedaily.com
This league is a disgrace and a constant source of impotency jokes.
From the globalspin.blogs.time.com
It was nonsense that I let such a trivial thing cause me anxiety and a temporary problem with impotency.
From the him.uk.msn.com
One area to look at as a possible cause for impotency is attitude and psychological barriers to performing satisfactorily.
From the him.uk.msn.com
But the case for QE2 impotency looks all but dead.
From the economist.com
More examples
  • Powerlessness: the quality of lacking strength or power; being weak and feeble
  • Impotence: an inability (usually of the male animal) to copulate
  • (impotent) lacking power or ability; "Technology without morality is barbarous; morality without technology is impotent"- Freeman J.Dyson; "felt impotent rage"
  • (impotent) (of a male) unable to copulate
  • Erectile dysfunction (ED, "male impotence ") is a sexual dysfunction characterized by the inability to develop or maintain an erection of the penis sufficient for satisfactory sexual performance.
  • (impotent) Lacking physical strength or vigor; weak; Lacking in power, as to act effectively; helpless; Incapable of sexual intercourse, often because of an inability to achieve or sustain an erection; Sterile; Lacking self-restraint
  • (Impotent) Distinguished, well known.
  • (Impotent) Unable to have an erection.
  • (Impotent) Of extremely high priority.