incontinence

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɪnˈkɒntɪnəns/


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
in•con•ti•nent /ɪnˈkɑntənənt/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. Pathologylacking self-control, esp. in the discharge of urine or feces.
in•con•ti•nence, n. [uncountable]See -ten-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
in•con•ti•nent  (in kon′tn ənt),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. unable to restrain natural discharges or evacuations of urine or feces.
  2. unable to contain or retain (usually fol. by of ):incontinent of temper.
  3. lacking in moderation or self-control, esp. of sexual desire.
  4. unceasing or unrestrained:an incontinent flow of talk.
  • Latin incontinent- (stem of incontinēns). See in-3, continent (adjective, adjectival)
  • Middle English 1350–1400
in•con′ti•nence, in•con′ti•nen•cy, n. 

'incontinence' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
enuresis - urinal

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