INCONTINENCE

dissoluteness, incontinence, self-gratification

(noun) indiscipline with regard to sensuous pleasures

incontinence, incontinency

(noun) involuntary urination or defecation

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

incontinence (countable and uncountable, plural incontinences)

(dated) Lack of self-restraint, an inability to control oneself; unchastity.

(urology) The inability of any of the physical organs to restrain discharges of their contents; involuntary discharge or evacuation (of urine or feces).

Synonyms

• (lack of self-restraint): acrasia, incontinency

Antonyms

• continence

Source: Wiktionary

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In*con"ti*nence, In*con"ti*nen*cy, n. Etym: [L. incontinentia: cf. F. incontinence.]

1. Incapacity to hold; hence, incapacity to hold back or restrain; the quality or state of being incontinent; want of continence; failure to restrain the passions or appetites; indulgence of lust; lewdness. That Satan tempt you not for your incontinency. 1 Cor. vii. 5. From the rash hand of bold incontinence. Milton.

2. (Med.)

Definition: The inability of any of the animal organs to restrain the natural evacuations, so that the discharges are involuntary; as, incontinence of urine.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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