inability to act (noun)

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• helplessness — noun 1. powerlessness revealed by an inability to act (Freq. 1) in spite of their weakness the group remains active • Syn: ↑weakness, ↑impuissance • Derivationally related forms: ↑impuissant (for: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• impuissance — noun powerlessness revealed by an inability to act in spite of their weakness the group remains active • Syn: ↑helplessness, ↑weakness • Derivationally related forms: ↑impuissant, ↑weak (for: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• Critical approaches to Hamlet — Hamlet and Ophelia, by Dante Gabriel Rossetti From its premiere at the turn of the 17th century, Hamlet has been one of Shakespeare s best known, most imitated, and most analyzed plays. The character of Hamlet played a critical role in Sigmund… …   Wikipedia

• dependence — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The inability to provide for oneself] Syn. need of, yoke, subordination, subservience, servility, inability to act independently, subjection to control, inability to work, reliance on others, helplessness, tutelage, wardship …   English dictionary for students

• insentience — noun absence of feeling, absence of sensation, blackout, blankness, immobility, inability to act, inability to perceive, inaction, inactivity, inanimateness, inanimation, incognizance, incomprehension, indifference, inertia, inertness,… …   Law dictionary

• helpless — adjective Date: before 12th century 1. lacking protection or support ; defenseless 2. a. marked by an inability to act or react < the crowd looked on in helpless horror Current Biography > b. not able to be controlled or restrained < helpless… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• lazy — I. adjective (lazier; est) Etymology: perhaps from Middle Low German lasich feeble; akin to Middle High German erleswen to become weak Date: 1549 1. a. disinclined to activity or exertion ; not energetic or vigorous b. encouraging inactivity or… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• inertia — I noun apathy, dormancy, dullness, firmness, immobility, immobilization, immovability, inability to act, inaction, inactivity, indecision, indisposition to move, indolence, inertness, inexcitability, irresolution, lack of activity, lack of motion …   Law dictionary

• abulia — [ə bu:lɪə] noun Psychiatry an absence of willpower or an inability to act decisively. Derivatives abulic adjective Origin C19: coined from a 1 + Gk boulē the will …   English new terms dictionary

• non possumus — [nɒn pɒsjʊməs] noun used as a statement expressing inability to act in a matter. Origin L., lit. we cannot …   English new terms dictionary

• paralysis — [pə ralɪsɪs] noun (plural paralyses si:z) 1》 the loss of the ability to move part or most of the body. 2》 inability to act or function. Origin C16: via L. from Gk paralusis, from paraluesthai be disabled at the side …   English new terms dictionary