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Zügellosigkeit — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • debauchery noun Excessive, unrestrained indulgence in pleasure — heavy drinking, sex, or drug use seen as scandalous.
  • incontinence noun The inability to control the bladder or bowels.
  • intemperance noun Lack of moderation or temperance; excess.
  • lawlessness noun A state where laws are absent or not enforced; disorder.
  • licentiousness noun The property of being licentious.

Senses

Zügellosigkeit is used for these senses in English:

  • incontinence (urology) The inability of any of the physical organs to restrain discharges of their contents; involuntary discharge or evacuation (of urine or feces).
  • intemperance Lack of moderation or temperance; excess.
  • lawlessness A lack of law; a lack of law and order; anarchy.
  • licentiousness The property of being licentious.
  • self-indulgence Excessive or immoderate indulgence of one's own personal desires and needs above all others.

incontinence — full definition

  1. noun The inability to control the bladder or bowels.
  2. noun A lack of self-restraint, especially over one's desires or emotions.

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