CEFR C1

disempowerment

noun

Meaning

disempowerment means (uncountable) The condition of being disempowered; powerlessness. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The article uses disempowerment to mean (uncountable) The condition of being disempowered; powerlessness.
The teacher asked students to find disempowerment in the reading.

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disempowerment (C1)

noun

Definition

Examples

The article uses disempowerment to mean (uncountable) The condition of being disempowered; powerlessness.
The teacher asked students to find disempowerment in the reading.
Check the words around disempowerment to choose the right meaning.

How to Use disempowerment

a/the disempowerment (noun pattern): Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a disempowerment."
disempowerment in context (usage pattern): Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked disempowerment in context before translating it."

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