how to pronounce powerless

/ˈpaʊɚləs/

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powerless is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of powerless in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… often the most powerless conflict theory …”

meanings of powerless

adjective:

Lacking sufficient power or strength.
Lacking legal authority.

powerless frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word powerless occurs in english on average 4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics powerless can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that powerless can be often used in the following areas:

1) people, society, and culture;