Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Incontinence \In*con"ti*nence\, Incontinency \In*con"ti*nen*cy\,
   n. [L. incontinentia: cf. F. incontinence.]
   1. Incapacity to hold; hence, incapacity to hold back or
      restrain; the quality or state of being incontinent; want
      of continence; failure to restrain the passions or
      appetites; indulgence of lust; lewdness.

            That Satan tempt you not for your incontinency. --1
                                                  Cor. vii. 5.

            From the rash hand of bold incontinence. --Milton.

   2. (Med.) The inability of any of the animal organs to
      restrain the natural evacuations, so that the discharges
      are involuntary; as, incontinence of urine.

Source : WordNet®

incontinence
     n 1: involuntary urination or defecation [syn: {incontinency}]
     2: indiscipline with regard to sensuous pleasures [syn: {dissoluteness},
         {self-gratification}]