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# incontinence

«incontinence» in Mova's school dictionary: **Not being able to control when you pass urine or poo; it…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (incontinence, uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Not being able to control when you pass urine or poo; it is a medical condition. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/incontinence/#m1)

2) (formal, old) A lack of self-control. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/incontinence/#m2)

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

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «incontinence» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/incontinence/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.