incontinence

CEFRC1

/ɪnˈkɒntɪnəns/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Inability to control the release of urine or waste.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    The inability of any of the physical organs to restrain discharges of their contents; involuntary discharge or evacuation (of urine or feces).

Examples

  • He wore a diaper on long flights because of his incontinence.

  • My verbal incontinence has already caused a few issues for me.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
4
Synonyms
2

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. Lack of self-restraint, an inability to control oneself; unchastity.

More examples

In context

  • verbal incontinence

  • Give these very Irish men and women something to make life decent and careworthy; give each family three acres of land, and the English Government will cure this wretched and debasing incontinence.

  • The objective is to make life easier for male colleagues and customers with urinary incontinence.

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Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The elderly patient suffered from urinary blank and needed to wear protective pads.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English incontinence, from Old French incontinence or its etymon Latin incontinentia. Doublet of incontinency.