disempowerment

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noun

The act of disempowering

OriginEnglish empowerment ← Middle English dis- ← Latin dis- →
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Meanings

noundisempowerment (countable and uncountable, plural disempowerments)

plural disempowerments

  1. countableThe act of disempowering
  2. uncountableThe condition of being disempowered; powerlessness

Origin

  1. Latindis-
  2. Old Frenchdes-
  3. Latindis-
  4. Middle Englishdis-
  5. Englishdis-
  6. Englishempowerment
  7. Englishdisempowerment

From dis- + empowerment.

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Translations

Polish pozbawienie mocy, niemoc
  • pozbawienie mocythe act of disempowering
  • niemocpowerless
Cite this entry
APA

disempowerment. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disempowerment

MLA

“disempowerment.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disempowerment. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “disempowerment,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disempowerment.

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