All 5 Uses of
impotent
in
Crime and Punishment
- Now, a month later, he had begun to look upon them differently, and, in spite of the monologues in which he jeered at his own impotence and indecision, he had involuntarily come to regard this "hideous" dream as an exploit to be attempted, although he still did not realise this himself.†
Chpt 1.1
- Then he struggled to get up, would have run away, but someone always prevented him by force, and he sank back into impotence and forgetfulness.†
Chpt 2.3 *
- But, strange to say, by the time he reached Sonia's lodging, he felt a sudden impotence and fear.†
Chpt 5.4
- He did not yet know why it must be so, he only felt it, and the agonising sense of his impotence before the inevitable almost crushed him.†
Chpt 5.4
- The fear of appearances is the first symptom of impotence.†
Chpt 6.7
Definition:
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(impotent as in: impotent fury) lacking power or ability