inabstinencen.

Brit.

/ɪnˈabstᵻnəns/, U.S.

/ᵻnˈæbstənəns/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: in- prefix⁴, abstinence n.

Etymology: < in- prefix⁴ + abstinence n.Compare post-classical Latin inabstinentia intemperance (6th cent.).

Now rare.

Lack of abstinence; failure to abstain; an instance of this.

ΚΠ

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost xi. 476 What miserie th' inabstinence of Eve Shall bring on men.

1863 ‘W. Lancaster’ Praeterita 77 Man, Ape of all change, whose fierce inabstinence Gulps at illusion.

1903 A. Bierce Shapes of Clay 99 His native land, proud of its sense Of his unique inabstinence, Abated something of its pride.

1930 Jrnl. Amer. Inst. Criminal Law & Criminol. 21 416 The strength of the passions over reason..an inabstinence which throws culpability upon the individual.

1982 P. R. Mendes-Flohr in F. Malino & P. C. Albert Ess. Mod. Jewish Hist. 150 A white congressman from Utah..because of his Mormon scruples disapproves of the inabstinence of his fellow lawmakers.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	inabstinence
释义	inabstinencen. Brit. /ɪnˈabstᵻnəns/, U.S. /ᵻnˈæbstənəns/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: in- prefix⁴, abstinence n. Etymology: < in- prefix⁴ + abstinence n.Compare post-classical Latin inabstinentia intemperance (6th cent.). Now rare. Lack of abstinence; failure to abstain; an instance of this. ΚΠ 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost xi. 476 What miserie th' inabstinence of Eve Shall bring on men. View more context for this quotation 1863 ‘W. Lancaster’ Praeterita 77 Man, Ape of all change, whose fierce inabstinence Gulps at illusion. 1903 A. Bierce Shapes of Clay 99 His native land, proud of its sense Of his unique inabstinence, Abated something of its pride. 1930 Jrnl. Amer. Inst. Criminal Law & Criminol. 21 416 The strength of the passions over reason..an inabstinence which throws culpability upon the individual. 1982 P. R. Mendes-Flohr in F. Malino & P. C. Albert Ess. Mod. Jewish Hist. 150 A white congressman from Utah..because of his Mormon scruples disapproves of the inabstinence of his fellow lawmakers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1667
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