Powerless

Origin

From power + -less

Full definition of powerless

Adjective

1. Lacking sufficient power or strength.You are powerless to stop me
• 1914, James Joyce, S:Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man/Chapter 3, It is said that his right arm had grown powerless from having been raised so often over the heads of those whom he baptized.
2. Lacking legal authority.The traffic warden was powerless to stop me driving away.

Derived terms

• powerlessness
• superpowerless

Synonyms

• strengthless
• weak
• vulnerable

Antonyms

• powerful
• strong