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incontinent

[in-kon-tn-uhnt] / ɪnˈkɒn tn ənt /


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He fell into a coma, became incontinent and quadriplegic.

From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026

Janette, 67, who was a former carer herself, has dementia and is doubly incontinent.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2025

But two days later the pain was increasing and she realised she was incontinent.

From BBC • Aug. 14, 2023

She remembered waiting for hours in triage, crying and incontinent, until she gave up and headed to a third hospital, which gave her antibiotics for a urinary tract infection.

From Salon • Mar. 15, 2023

If your aged parents have grown tiresome or incontinent, you put them away where others will deal with their dirty diapers and dementia.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich




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