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# powerless

adjective (powerless)

«powerless» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Without the power or strength to do something. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/powerless/#m1)
2. Unable to help or act. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/powerless/#m2)

### In the lessons

In stories, a character feels powerless; in history, powerless people had no vote; in science, a device is powerless without electricity.

### Examples

- The people felt powerless against the king. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/powerless/#x1)
- The radio was powerless without batteries. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/powerless/#x2)
- He was powerless to stop the flood. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/powerless/#x3)
- Toad was powerless in the dungeon. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/powerless/#x4)
- She felt powerless to help. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/powerless/#x5)
- Without votes, women were powerless. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/powerless/#x6)
- I am powerless to save them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/powerless/#x7)

### Note

From «power» + «-less».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «powerless» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/powerless/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«powerless» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/powerless.html) on Mova free.