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Incontinence
noun
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Lack of self-restraint, an inability to control oneself; unchastity. countable, dated, uncountable
"verbal incontinence"
- 2 indiscipline with regard to sensuous pleasures wordnet
- 3 The inability of any of the physical organs to restrain discharges of their contents; involuntary discharge or evacuation (of urine or feces). countable, uncountable
"The objective is to make life easier for male colleagues and customers with urinary incontinence."
- 4 involuntary urination or defecation wordnet
Etymology
From Middle English incontinence, from Old French incontinence, from Latin incontinentia.
See also for "incontinence"
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