See powerless on Wiktionary
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{
"text": "I admit that I am powerless over my hatred towards white people in ways that I am unable to recognize fully, both at this time and in the past."
},
{
"ref": "1890, James George Frazer, The Golden Bough, volume 2, page 362:",
"text": "In Sweden, as we saw, the mistletoe which is gathered on Midsummer Eve is attached to the ceiling of the house, the horse's stall or the cow's crib, in the belief that this renders the Troll powerless to injure man and beast.",
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"ref": "1899 February, Joseph Conrad, “The Heart of Darkness”, in Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine, volume CLXV, number M, New York, N.Y.: The Leonard Scott Publishing Company, […], →OCLC, part I, page 196:",
"text": "“Imagine the growing regrets, the longing to escape, the powerless disgust, the surrender, the hate.”",
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"ref": "1914, James Joyce, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man:",
"text": "It is said that his right arm had grown powerless from having been raised so often over the heads of those whom he baptized.",
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"ref": "1952 December, “The Harrow Accident”, in Railway Magazine, page 789:",
"text": "One thing is clear: after the first accident had occurred, the enginemen on the down express were powerless to avoid the second collision.",
"type": "quote"
},
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"ref": "2003, “Weak and Powerless”, performed by A Perfect Circle:",
"text": "Tilling my own grave to keep me level\nJam another dragon down the hole\nDigging to the rhythm and the echo of a solitary siren\nOne that pushes me along and leaves me so\nDesperate and ravenous\nI'm so weak and powerless\nOver you",
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"ref": "2017, David Walliams [pseudonym; David Edward Williams], Bad Dad, London: HarperCollins Children’s Books, →ISBN:",
"text": "Frank desperately wanted to help. To do something. Anything. But he was powerless to stop what was about to happen.",
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"code": "ar",
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"roman": "ḍaʕīf",
"sense": "lacking sufficient power or strength",
"word": "ضَعِيف"
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"roman": "bjassílʹny",
"sense": "lacking sufficient power or strength",
"word": "бяссі́льны"
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"sense": "lacking sufficient power or strength",
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"word": "бездапамо́жны"
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"word": "бяспо́мачны"
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"roman": "bezsílen",
"sense": "lacking sufficient power or strength",
"word": "безси́лен"
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"word": "не́мощен"
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"sense": "lacking sufficient power or strength",
"word": "無力的"
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"_dis1": "79 17 4",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "wúlì de",
"sense": "lacking sufficient power or strength",
"word": "无力的"
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"sense": "lacking sufficient power or strength",
"word": "bezmocný"
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"sense": "lacking sufficient power or strength",
"word": "machteloos"
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"sense": "lacking sufficient power or strength",
"word": "senpova"
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"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "lacking sufficient power or strength",
"word": "voimaton"
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"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "lacking sufficient power or strength",
"word": "heikko"
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"sense": "lacking sufficient power or strength",
"word": "impuissant"
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"roman": "uʒluri",
"sense": "lacking sufficient power or strength",
"word": "უძლური"
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"sense": "lacking sufficient power or strength",
"word": "kraftlos"
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"roman": "adúnatos",
"sense": "lacking sufficient power or strength",
"word": "ἀδύνατος"
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"code": "hu",
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"sense": "lacking sufficient power or strength",
"word": "erőtlen"
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"sense": "lacking sufficient power or strength",
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"sense": "lacking sufficient power or strength",
"word": "tehetetlen"
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"sense": "lacking sufficient power or strength",
"word": "impotente"
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"sense": "lacking sufficient power or strength",
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"alt": "よわい",
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"roman": "yowai",
"sense": "lacking sufficient power or strength",
"word": "弱い"
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"sense": "lacking sufficient power or strength",
"word": "脆い"
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"sense": "lacking sufficient power or strength",
"word": "無力な"
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"roman": "muryeokhada",
"sense": "lacking sufficient power or strength",
"word": "무력하다"
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"sense": "lacking sufficient power or strength",
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"word": "neuphooaral"
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"sense": "lacking sufficient power or strength",
"word": "hangenge"
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"word": "mīere"
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"sense": "lacking sufficient power or strength",
"word": "rōrā"
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"word": "kahakore"
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"word": "mohemohe"
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"word": "ngoikore"
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"sense": "lacking sufficient power or strength",
"word": "paraheahea"
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"sense": "lacking sufficient power or strength",
"word": "maktesløs"
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"sense": "lacking sufficient power or strength",
"word": "bezsilny"
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"sense": "lacking sufficient power or strength",
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"roman": "bessílʹnyj",
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"word": "бесси́льный"
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"word": "беспо́мощный"
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"word": "bezmocný"
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"sense": "lacking sufficient power or strength",
"word": "nemočen"
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"word": "avaṣi"
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"word": "безси́лий"
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"_dis1": "14 83 3",
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "bjazuládny",
"sense": "lacking legal authority",
"word": "бязула́дны"
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"roman": "njepravamócny",
"sense": "lacking legal authority",
"word": "неправамо́цны"
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "nevalíden",
"sense": "lacking legal authority",
"word": "невали́ден"
},
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"_dis1": "14 83 3",
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"sense": "lacking legal authority",
"word": "machteloos"
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"_dis1": "14 83 3",
"code": "fi",
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"sense": "lacking legal authority",
"word": "voimaton"
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"_dis1": "14 83 3",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "uʒalauplebo",
"sense": "lacking legal authority",
"word": "უძალაუფლებო"
},
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"_dis1": "14 83 3",
"code": "de",
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"sense": "lacking legal authority",
"word": "machtlos"
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"roman": "akratḗs",
"sense": "lacking legal authority",
"word": "ἀκρατής"
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{
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"sense": "lacking legal authority",
"word": "tehetetlen"
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"word": "nequiens"
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"sense": "lacking legal authority",
"word": "impotens"
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"ref": "1914, James Joyce, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man:",
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"ref": "1952 December, “The Harrow Accident”, in Railway Magazine, page 789:",
"text": "One thing is clear: after the first accident had occurred, the enginemen on the down express were powerless to avoid the second collision.",
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"ref": "2003, “Weak and Powerless”, performed by A Perfect Circle:",
"text": "Tilling my own grave to keep me level\nJam another dragon down the hole\nDigging to the rhythm and the echo of a solitary siren\nOne that pushes me along and leaves me so\nDesperate and ravenous\nI'm so weak and powerless\nOver you",
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"ref": "2017, David Walliams [pseudonym; David Edward Williams], Bad Dad, London: HarperCollins Children’s Books, →ISBN:",
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"sense": "lacking sufficient power or strength",
"word": "ضَعِيف"
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"roman": "bjassílʹny",
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"word": "бяссі́льны"
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"sense": "lacking sufficient power or strength",
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"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "bjezdapamóžny",
"sense": "lacking sufficient power or strength",
"word": "бездапамо́жны"
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"roman": "bjaspómačny",
"sense": "lacking sufficient power or strength",
"word": "бяспо́мачны"
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"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "bezsílen",
"sense": "lacking sufficient power or strength",
"word": "безси́лен"
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "némošten",
"sense": "lacking sufficient power or strength",
"word": "не́мощен"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "bezpómošten",
"sense": "lacking sufficient power or strength",
"word": "безпо́мощен"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "lacking sufficient power or strength",
"word": "無力的"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "wúlì de",
"sense": "lacking sufficient power or strength",
"word": "无力的"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "lacking sufficient power or strength",
"word": "bezmocný"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "lacking sufficient power or strength",
"word": "machteloos"
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{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "lacking sufficient power or strength",
"word": "senpova"
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "lacking sufficient power or strength",
"word": "voimaton"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "lacking sufficient power or strength",
"word": "heikko"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "lacking sufficient power or strength",
"word": "impuissant"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "uʒluri",
"sense": "lacking sufficient power or strength",
"word": "უძლური"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "lacking sufficient power or strength",
"word": "kraftlos"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "adúnatos",
"sense": "lacking sufficient power or strength",
"word": "ἀδύνατος"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "lacking sufficient power or strength",
"word": "erőtlen"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "lacking sufficient power or strength",
"word": "gyenge"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "lacking sufficient power or strength",
"word": "tehetetlen"
},
{
"code": "ia",
"lang": "Interlingua",
"sense": "lacking sufficient power or strength",
"word": "impotente"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "lacking sufficient power or strength",
"word": "impotente"
},
{
"alt": "よわい",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "yowai",
"sense": "lacking sufficient power or strength",
"word": "弱い"
},
{
"alt": "もろい",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "moroi",
"sense": "lacking sufficient power or strength",
"word": "脆い"
},
{
"alt": "むりょくな",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "muryoku na",
"sense": "lacking sufficient power or strength",
"word": "無力な"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "muryeokhada",
"sense": "lacking sufficient power or strength",
"word": "무력하다"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "lacking sufficient power or strength",
"word": "nequiens"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "lacking sufficient power or strength",
"word": "impotens"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "nemoḱen",
"sense": "lacking sufficient power or strength",
"word": "немоќен"
},
{
"code": "gv",
"lang": "Manx",
"sense": "lacking sufficient power or strength",
"word": "neuphooaral"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "lacking sufficient power or strength",
"word": "hangenge"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "lacking sufficient power or strength",
"word": "mīere"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "lacking sufficient power or strength",
"word": "rōrā"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "lacking sufficient power or strength",
"word": "kahakore"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "lacking sufficient power or strength",
"word": "mohemohe"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "lacking sufficient power or strength",
"word": "ngoikore"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "lacking sufficient power or strength",
"word": "paraheahea"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "lacking sufficient power or strength",
"word": "maktesløs"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "lacking sufficient power or strength",
"word": "bezsilny"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "lacking sufficient power or strength",
"word": "impotente"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "bessílʹnyj",
"sense": "lacking sufficient power or strength",
"word": "бесси́льный"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "bespómoščnyj",
"sense": "lacking sufficient power or strength",
"word": "беспо́мощный"
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"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "némoščnyj",
"sense": "lacking sufficient power or strength",
"word": "не́мощный"
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{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "lacking sufficient power or strength",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic"
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"word": "не̏моћан"
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{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "lacking sufficient power or strength",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic"
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"word": "обеснажен"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "lacking sufficient power or strength",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic"
],
"word": "бе̏спомоћан"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "lacking sufficient power or strength",
"tags": [
"Roman"
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"word": "nȅmoćan"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "lacking sufficient power or strength",
"tags": [
"Roman"
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"word": "obesnažen"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "lacking sufficient power or strength",
"tags": [
"Roman"
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"word": "bȅspomoćan"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "lacking sufficient power or strength",
"word": "bezmocný"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "lacking sufficient power or strength",
"word": "nemočen"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "lacking sufficient power or strength",
"word": "impotente"
},
{
"code": "txb",
"lang": "Tocharian B",
"sense": "lacking sufficient power or strength",
"word": "avaṣi"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "bezsýlyj",
"sense": "lacking sufficient power or strength",
"word": "безси́лий"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "némičnyj",
"sense": "lacking sufficient power or strength",
"word": "не́мічний"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "bezpómičnyj",
"sense": "lacking sufficient power or strength",
"word": "безпо́мічний"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "bjazuládny",
"sense": "lacking legal authority",
"word": "бязула́дны"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "njepravamócny",
"sense": "lacking legal authority",
"word": "неправамо́цны"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "nevalíden",
"sense": "lacking legal authority",
"word": "невали́ден"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "lacking legal authority",
"word": "machteloos"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "lacking legal authority",
"word": "voimaton"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "uʒalauplebo",
"sense": "lacking legal authority",
"word": "უძალაუფლებო"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "lacking legal authority",
"word": "machtlos"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "akratḗs",
"sense": "lacking legal authority",
"word": "ἀκρατής"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "lacking legal authority",
"word": "tehetetlen"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "lacking legal authority",
"word": "nequiens"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "lacking legal authority",
"word": "impotens"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "lacking legal authority",
"word": "manakore"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "lacking legal authority",
"word": "maktesløs"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "bezvlástnyj",
"sense": "lacking legal authority",
"word": "безвла́стный"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "nepravomóčnyj",
"sense": "lacking legal authority",
"word": "неправомо́чный"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "lacking legal authority",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic"
],
"word": "не̏правомоћан"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "lacking legal authority",
"tags": [
"Roman"
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"word": "nȅpravomoćan"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "bezvládnyj",
"sense": "lacking legal authority",
"word": "безвла́дний"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "nepravočýnnyj",
"sense": "lacking legal authority",
"word": "неправочи́нний"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "nepravosýlʹnyj",
"sense": "lacking legal authority",
"word": "неправоси́льний"
}
],
"word": "powerless"
}
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