bezsilno
Bezsilno is a transliterated term used in several Slavic languages to denote an action performed in a powerless or ineffective manner. In Cyrillic orthography the corresponding word appears as безсилно, and in Latin transliteration it is written as bezsilno. It forms from the prefix bez- meaning “without” and a stem related to sila, meaning strength, sharing its semantic field with related words in the same languages.
In related languages, the concept is expressed by various but cognate forms. In Russian the adjective бессильный
Usage and nuance: Bezsilno conveys powerlessness, lack of agency, or futility. It is often found in literary
See also: бессильный, bezsilny, безсильний, readability of strength-related terms, powerlessness.
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