incontinence

Meanings

Plural: incontinences

Noun

• involuntary urination or defecation
• indiscipline with regard to sensuous pleasures
• Lack of self-restraint, an inability to control oneself; unchastity.
• The inability of any of the physical organs to restrain discharges of their contents; involuntary discharge or evacuation (of urine or feces).

Synonyms

akrasia, dissoluteness, incontinency, self-gratification

Antonyms

chastity, continence