incontinence Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun involuntary urination or defecation
    incontinency.
  2. noun indiscipline with regard to sensuous pleasures
    dissoluteness; self-gratification.

WordNet

In*con"ti*nence, In*con"ti*nen*cy noun (Also<
  • Incontinence
  • Incontinency
)
Etymology
L. incontinentia: cf. F. incontinence.
Definitions
  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.) The inability of any of the animal organs to restrain the natural evacuations, so that the discharges are involuntary; as, incontinence of urine.

Webster 1913