onmacht

Dutch

Alternative forms

amacht (obsolete)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

onmacht f (plural onmachten)

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

Synonyms

(powerlessness):

machteloosheid

(unconsciousness):

bewusteloosheid
bezwijming

Derived terms

onmachtig

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