Main Entry:

in·con·ti·nence

Pronunciation:

\(ˌ)in-ˈkän-tə-nən(t)s\

Function:

noun

Date:

14th century

: the quality or state of being incontinent: as a: failure to restrain sexual appetite : unchastity b: inability of the body to control the evacuative functions of urination or defecation