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# incontinence

noun (incontinence, uncountable)

«incontinence» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Not being able to control when you pass urine or poo; it is a medical condition. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/incontinence/#m1)
2. (formal, old) A lack of self-control. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/incontinence/#m2)

### In the lessons

In health lessons and everyday life it is a medical condition that can affect babies, elderly people, or people who are ill; it is nothing to laugh at. Shops sell incontinence pads. Used kindly and privately.

### Examples

- Grandad has incontinence since his operation. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/incontinence/#x1)
- Some older people need help with incontinence. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/incontinence/#x2)
- Babies wear nappies because they cannot control their bladder yet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/incontinence/#x3)
- Incontinence pads are sold at the chemist. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/incontinence/#x4)
- The nurse helped him with his incontinence. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/incontinence/#x5)
- Some medicines can cause incontinence. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/incontinence/#x6)

### Note

Uncountable. Adjective: incontinent. Be respectful: it is a health condition, not someone's fault. Do not confuse with «continent» (a large land mass) — though the words are related, the meanings are different.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «incontinence» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/incontinence/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«incontinence» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/incontinence.html) on Mova free.