impotent

/ˈɪmpətənt/ adjective

Definition

SEX › An impotent man is unable to have sex because his penis does not become or stay hard.

POWER › not having the power or strength to do anything to change a situation: When your child is ill, you feel so impotent.

impotence

/ˈɪmpətəns/ noun [U]

(Definition of impotent adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to do something without worrying about the risk or negative results

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