to be powerless to do something

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• powerless — [[t]pa͟ʊə(r)ləs[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED Someone who is powerless is unable to control or influence events. If you don t have money, you re powerless. ...political and economic systems that keep women poor and powerless. Syn: helpless Ant: powerful,… …   English dictionary

• powerless — pow|er|less [ paurləs ] adjective not able to control or prevent something: powerless to do something: She was powerless to stop him. ╾ pow|er|less|ness noun uncount …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• powerless — UK [ˈpaʊə(r)ləs] / US [ˈpaʊrləs] adjective not able to control or prevent something powerless to do something: She was powerless to stop him. Derived word: powerlessness noun uncountable …   English dictionary

• Powerless (Heroes) — Infobox Television episode Caption=Peter Petrelli (Milo Ventimiglia) stops Hiro Nakamura (Masi Oka) from killing Adam Monroe (David Anders), who is frozen in time. Title=Powerless Series=Heroes Season=2 Episode=11 Guests=Cristine Rose Ashley Crow …   Wikipedia

• powerless — pow|er|less [ˈpauələs US ˈpaur ] adj unable to stop or control something because you do not have the power, strength, or legal right to do so →↑powerful ▪ He felt so powerless. powerless to do sth ▪ Local police were powerless to stop them doing… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Powerless in the Face of Death — Infobox Television episode Title=Powerless in the Face of Death Series=The Venture Bros. Season=2 Episode=1 Airdate=25 June 2006 Writer= Jackson Publick Doc Hammer Director= Jackson Publick Caption = I got the stuff. How are you doing with Phase… …   Wikipedia

• powerless — adjective (not before noun) unable to stop or control something because you do not have the power, strength, or legal right to do so: powerless to do sth: The fire was so big that firefighters were powerless to prevent it from spreading. (+… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983 film) — Infobox Film name = Something Wicked This Way Comes caption = Something Wicked This Way Comes movie poster imdb id = 0086336 writer = Ray Bradbury, John Mortimer (uncredited) starring = Jason Robards, Jonathan Pryce director = Jack Clayton… …   Wikipedia

• powerless — [ˈpaʊələs] adj not able to control or prevent something She was powerless to stop him.[/ex] powerlessness noun [U] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• Germany — /jerr meuh nee/, n. a republic in central Europe: after World War II divided into four zones, British, French, U.S., and Soviet, and in 1949 into East Germany and West Germany; East and West Germany were reunited in 1990. 84,068,216; 137,852 sq.… …   Universalium

• power — pow|er1 W1S1 [ˈpauə US paur] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(control)¦ 2¦(government)¦ 3¦(influence)¦ 4¦(right/authority)¦ 5¦(ability)¦ 6¦(energy)¦ 7 earning/purchasing/bargaining etc power 8¦(strength)¦ 9¦(electricity)¦ 10 air/sea p …   Dictionary of contemporary English