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INCONTINENCE
dissoluteness, incontinence, self-gratification
(noun) indiscipline with regard to sensuous pleasures
incontinence, incontinency
(noun) involuntary urination or defecation
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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
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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