impuissance

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Middle French impuissance. === Noun === impuissance (usually uncountable, plural impuissances) Impotence, weakness. == French == === Etymology === From in- +‎ puissance (or possibly from impuissant +‎ -ance). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛ̃.pɥi.sɑ̃s/ Rhymes: -ɑ̃s === Noun === impuissance f (plural impuissances) impotency, helplessness erectile dysfunction === Further reading === “impuissance”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012