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Weakness vs Powerlessness - What's the difference?

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Powerlessness is a synonym of weakness.



As nouns the difference between weakness and powerlessness

is that weakness is the condition of being weak while powerlessness is the state or character of being powerless; absence or lack of power.

weakness

English

Noun

  • (uncountable) The condition of being weak.
  • (countable) An inadequate quality; fault
  • * {{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)
    • , chapter=20 citation , passage=The story struck the depressingly familiar note with which true stories ring in the tried ears of experienced policemen. No one queried it. It was in the classic pattern of human weakness , mean and embarrassing and sad.}}
  • * {{quote-news, year=2013, date=January 22, author=Phil McNulty, work=BBC
    • , title= Aston Villa 2-1 Bradford (3-4) , passage=Bradford had preyed on Villa's inability to defend set pieces, corners in particular, in their first-leg win and took advantage of the weakness again as Hanson equalised to restore their two-goal aggregate lead.}}
  • (countable) A special fondness or desire.

    • Synonyms

    * (condition of being weak) vulnerability, vincibility, powerlessness * (fault) fault, defect

    Antonyms

    * (condition of being weak) strength, durability, invincibility, powerfulness * (fault) strength, forte

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    powerlessness

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • The state or character of being powerless; absence or lack of power.

    • Synonyms

    * impotence

    See also

    * helplessness

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