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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024in•con•ti•nent /ɪnˈkɑntənənt/USA pronunciation adj. - Pathologylacking self-control, esp. in the discharge of urine or feces.
in•con•ti•nence, n. [uncountable]See -ten-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024in•con•ti•nent (in kon′tn ənt),USA pronunciation adj. - unable to restrain natural discharges or evacuations of urine or feces.
- unable to contain or retain (usually fol. by of ):incontinent of temper.
- lacking in moderation or self-control, esp. of sexual desire.
- unceasing or unrestrained:an incontinent flow of talk.
- Latin incontinent- (stem of incontinēns). See in-3, continent (adjective, adjectival)
- Middle English 1350–1400
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