onmacht

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Dutch[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Dutch onmacht, from Old Dutch *unmaht, from Proto-West Germanic [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *unmahtiz. By surface analysis, on- +‎ macht.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈɔ(n).mɑxt/
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  • Hyphenation: on‧macht

Noun[edit]

onmacht f (plural onmachten)

  1. (usually uncountable) powerlessness, the state of lacking power
  2. unconsciousness, the state of lacking consciousness, awareness, etc. or an instance thereof

Synonyms[edit]

(powerlessness):

(unconsciousness):

Derived terms[edit]

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