incontinence
nounfemininetécnico/ĩ.kõ.ti.ˈnẽ.sjɐ/medium
in·con·ti·nên·ci·a
Definition
The inability to control the excretion of urine or feces, or, by extension, of words or emotions.
Pelvic floor exercises can help with stress incontinence.
His emotional incontinence made the situation very awkward.
Common collocations
urinary incontinencefecal incontinence
Etymology
Do latim 'incontinentia, -ae'.