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be disempowered
verb
To remove confidence from (someone) to do something.
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"It's not a desire to be disempowered," Ms. Kaminer added.
What it wants is for young women to be disempowered and punished for their sexual activity; and in that it often succeeds - especially when targeting poor women.
I would like the bank to be disempowered from creating money and those powers going to central government, albeit a government whose aim is to represent its citizens rather than control them.
On the other it's very empowering time to be disempowered".
"They need to understand what it feels like to be disempowered by bullying, but also to focus on these pupils' abilities, not their disabilities," says Cedar.
I think he decided, before he could possibly have worked it all out, and before fate and time could work their will on him, he decided he would not be ever be disempowered.
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We are disempowered, and disconnected.
As casual, I am disempowered, silenced and compliant.
And when people are disempowered, that's when they're likely to become violent".
Courts were disempowered, and judges replaced on the basis of loyalty to the junta.
There's so much unemployment in my area [north west Wales] that young people are disempowered and leaving".
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