Sentences with phrase «impotent rage»
"impotent rage" refers to a feeling of intense anger and frustration that is powerless and ineffective. It describes a strong emotion which cannot bring about any positive change or accomplish anything. Full definition
For two months he was tortured with such an agony as led him at times to gnash his teeth in impotent rage against God and man.
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More likely, angry Muslims will temporarily back off to seethe in impotent rage until an opportune time for vengeance.
It helped that Ferguson was a hot news story, and people felt a sense of impotent rage over the shooting of yet another unarmed black man.
I can't judge whether neophytes would enjoy the film without having seen the others — there doesn't seem much in the development of Harry (Daniel Radcliffe), Ron (Rupert Grint), or Hermione (Emma Watson) beyond that Harry, after witnessing a murder in the previous instalment, is consumed with impotent rage throughout the first half of the picture — but the story is so steeped in primate logic (sex, blood, vengeance, shame) that a primer is likely unnecessary.
Who knew that the year's clearest depiction of white - male impotent rage would've come from this?
But The Meyerowitz Stories, which debuted on Netflix on Friday, distills that impotent rage into something genuinely affecting, something that really speaks to the specific, lovable failings of Danny Meyerowitz, one of the bedraggled heroes of Baumbach's new film.
But impotent rage and apportioning blame alone (even if it can be apportioned) will never make real and beneficial change.
It is with shocking and provocative passion of youth, not the impotent rage of old age, that Luther advocated the only appropriate retort to the Devil's dung: «You go eat it!»
The assembly just licks its wound in seething but impotent rage.
It was impotent rage: tired, bitter, and utterly pointless.
In the Home Entertainment section, you can watch a special preview of CNT's Fall TV Line Up, with clips from The Underbelly of Paradise, Impotent Rage and Moorehead Rides Again as well as a sneak preview of Kung Fu Rainbow Lazer Force, the upper - middle class super hero team coming to Weazel TV's family values entertainment programming this fall.
An impotent rage may build when we feel neglected, but such anger and blame may further push away our partner or friend, leaving us feeling even more frustrated.