Question

impotent The government now knows it's utterly impotent to stop the violence raging in the countryside, and has basically retreated to the capital city. ˈɪmpətənt

Accepted Answer

Lacking power or strength. A police department may be impotent to stop the flow of drugs into a neighborhood. A group of countries may be impotent to force another country to change its human-rights policies. The impotence of a prime minister may be shown by her inability to get an important piece of legislation passed. Impotent and impotence may also have a special meaning, when they refer to a man's inability to have sexual intercourse.

word	impotent
definition	Lacking power or strength.
eg_sentence	The government now knows it's utterly impotent to stop the violence raging in the countryside, and has basically retreated to the capital city.
explanation	A police department may be impotent to stop the flow of drugs into a neighborhood. A group of countries may be impotent to force another country to change its human-rights policies. The impotence of a prime minister may be shown by her inability to get an important piece of legislation passed. Impotent and impotence may also have a special meaning, when they refer to a man's inability to have sexual intercourse.
IPA	ˈɪmpətənt

Impotent Stop Impotence Inability Lacking Power Strength Government