Meaning of Incontinence | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Lack of self-restraint, an inability to control oneself; unchastity.
   countable, dated, uncountable
2. The inability of any of the physical organs to restrain discharges of their contents; involuntary discharge or evacuation (of urine or feces).
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“verbal incontinence”

“Allworthy was sufficiently offended by this transgression of Jones; for notwithstanding the assertions of Mr Western, it is certain this worthy man had never indulged himself in any loose pleasures with women, and greatly condemned the vice of incontinence in others.”

“There were times, during the first two years of the Biden presidency, when I came close to forgetting about it all: the taunts and the provocations; the incitements and the resentments; the disorchestrated reasoning; the verbal incontinence; the press conferences fueled by megalomania, vengeance, and a soupçon of hydroxychloroquine.”

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

CEFR level