incontinence

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English incontinence, from Old French incontinence or its etymon Latin incontinentia. Doublet of incontinency. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ɪnˈkɒntɪnəns/ === Noun === incontinence (countable and uncountable, plural incontinences) (dated) Lack of self-restraint, an inability to control oneself; unchastity. verbal incontinence (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): akrasia, incontinency ==== Antonyms ==== continence (antonym(s) of “lack of self-restraint”): chastity ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “incontinence”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “incontinence”, in Online Etymology Dictionary. == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛ̃.kɔ̃.ti.nɑ̃s/ === Noun === incontinence f (plural incontinences) incontinence === Further reading === “incontinence”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012