how to pronounce powerlessness

/ˈpaʊə.ləs.nəs/

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powerlessness is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of powerlessness in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… of powerlessness and incompetence in the …”

meanings of powerlessness

noun:

The state or character of being powerless; absence or lack of power.

powerlessness frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word powerlessness occurs in english on average 1.4 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 powerlessness 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 powerlessness can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) people, society, and culture;