incontinence : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: incontinence	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for incontinence
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
incontinence n involuntary urination or defecation [syn: incontinence, incontinency] indiscipline with regard to sensuous pleasures Synonym(s): dissoluteness, incontinence, self-gratification
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Incontinence \Incon"tinence\, Incontinency \Incon"tinency\, n. [L. incontinentia: cf. F. incontinence.] 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.