impotency
Complete lack of strength
Impotency is the state of being impotent—lacking power, strength, or effectiveness.
The word most often refers to male sexual dysfunction, the inability to achieve or maintain an erection: He struggled with impotency after his surgery.
More broadly, it describes helplessness or ineffectiveness: the impotency of the international response.
The form impotence is more common.
Inability to affect outcomes
- helplessnessLacking ability to cope
- incapacityLack of ability
- ineffectivenessFailure to achieve results
- dysfunctionAbnormal or unhealthy operation
incompetence · ineptitude · inadequacy · insufficiency · incapability · inefficacy · paralysis · futility
Inability to reproduce
- barrennessInability to bear fruit
- erectile dysfunctionInability to achieve rigidity
- childlessnessLacking any offspring
- fertilizationGamete fusion creating zygote
spermatozoa · gametes · endometriosis · hormonal imbalance · libido · virility · procreation · sexual dysfunction
Lack of strength
- frailtyWeakness of body
- debilityImpaired strength or vitality
- enervationLoss of vigor
- exhaustionState of utter depletion
fatigue · infirmity · languor · lethargy · prostration · weariness · tiredness · decline
Lacking ability to cope
- exasperationIntense weary annoyance
- disappointmentSadness from unmet expectations
- dismayDistressed loss of courage
- despairTotal absence of hope
resignation · discontent · dissatisfaction · demoralization · defeat · hopelessness · desperation · anguish
powerlessness
Inability to affect outcomes
- helplessnessLacking ability to cope
- incapacityLack of ability
- ineffectivenessFailure to achieve results
dysfunction · incompetence · ineptitude · inadequacy · insufficiency · incapability · inefficacy · paralysis · futility · uselessness
infertility
Inability to reproduce
- barrennessInability to bear fruit
- erectile dysfunctionInability to achieve rigidity
- childlessnessLacking any offspring
fertilization · spermatozoa · gametes · endometriosis · hormonal imbalance · libido · virility · procreation · sexual dysfunction
feebleness
Lack of strength
- frailtyWeakness of body
- debilityImpaired strength or vitality
- enervationLoss of vigor
exhaustion · fatigue · infirmity · languor · lethargy · prostration · weariness · tiredness · decline · deterioration
helplessness
Lacking ability to cope
- exasperationIntense weary annoyance
- disappointmentSadness from unmet expectations
- dismayDistressed loss of courage
despair · resignation · discontent · dissatisfaction · demoralization · defeat · hopelessness · desperation · anguish · disempowerment