In a situation where you are so angry at something, but there is nothing you’re able to do, and you quiver/shake, what is the word or phrase I’m looking for.
An example would be if a group of people harass you but you don’t dare retaliate, or a friend has been mistreated, but more thinking a situation where some other person is totally dominant over you and prevents you from taking action.
I guess an example would be: “I stood there quivering with **** rage” but I don’t know if it is a single word or a phrase I’m after… both are welcome.
Answer
Two possibilities come straight to mind: frustrated and impotent – both convey the sense that there is nothing you can do about the situation:
I stood there quivering with frustrated rage.
Frustrated:
disappointed; thwarted: an announcer who was a frustrated actor.
having a feeling of or filled with frustration; dissatisfied.
or
I stood there quivering with impotent rage.
Impotent:
not potent; lacking power or ability.
utterly unable (to do something).
without force or effectiveness.
lacking bodily strength or physically helpless.
Also from dictionary.reference.com
Attribution
Source : Link , Question Author : Mr. Boy , Answer Author : Spratty
