impotency

noun

im·​po·​ten·​cy ˈim-pə-tən(t)-sē How to pronounce impotency (audio)
Synonyms of impotencynext

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Part of Elliott’s falling out with Neon involves what the director believes was the impotency of its marketing campaign. Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 21 Apr. 2026 Black Sun is set in the time of an uninhabitable drought and follows Kai, who struggles with his retracting genital and his wife, Ling, who demeans him with this impotency. Sara Merican, Deadline, 16 May 2025 Rheon plays Meurig Jenkins who, along with Colin White (Rhodri), Tommy Cadogan (Rhys), Peetham ‘Pete’ Shah (Sharma) and Eddie O’Connor (Jones), is suffering from impotency. K.j. Yossman, Variety, 1 Mar. 2023 According to the study, otherwise healthy men developed impotency after COVID-19 infection made its way into their penile tissue. Bayliss Wagner, USA TODAY, 15 Sep. 2021 Knowing how much of pitchers’ effectiveness to attribute to gummier grips will take time to study, but an extended period of offensive impotency had the league and its hitters looking for solutions. New York Times, 25 June 2021

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of impotency was in the 15th century

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“Impotency.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/impotency. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

Medical Definition

impotency

noun
im·​po·​ten·​cy -ən-sē How to pronounce impotency (audio)
plural impotencies

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