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Anguished vs Powerless - What's the difference?

anguished | powerless |

As adjectives the difference between anguished and powerless

is that anguished is experiencing extreme discomfort or discontent while powerless is lacking sufficient power or strength.

As a verb anguished

is (anguish).

anguished

English

Verb

(head)
  • (anguish)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Experiencing extreme discomfort or discontent.

    • powerless

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Lacking sufficient power or strength.
    • You are powerless to stop me
  • *
  • Lacking legal authority.
    • The traffic warden was powerless to stop me driving away.

    Derived terms

    * powerlessness * superpowerless

    Synonyms

    * strengthless * weak * vulnerable

    Antonyms

    * powerful * strong