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enuretic

enuretic

9.9
Having trouble controlling pee, often wetting the bed at night
  • adjective
  • /ˌɛnjuˈrɛtɪk/
  • Specialized
translation icon : enurético
  • It is not a serious medical disorder, but most enuretic children feel shamed, embarrassed, and isolated.
  • enuretic child

Examples

  • It should be explained that the enuretic child is not at fault, and that punishment and humiliation must be avoided in order to maintain the child's self-esteem, enhance social competence and school performance, and minimize parental frustrations.

    Academic text (2012)

  • It was designed to measure electrical resistance across electrodes using circuits similar to those used in enuretic alarms for children (6).

    Academic text (1990)

  • And when it came time for the boys to award the prizes, my beautiful, awkward, enuretic dandelion was elected Queen of Hearts.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • Parents of enuretic children often seek support to help their kids cope with bedwetting.

  • The doctor explained that being enuretic is a common issue among young boys and usually resolves over time.

  • Many enuretic children find comfort in knowing that they are not alone in their struggles.

Synonyms

incontinent
vsenuretic
  • Specialized
9 7.9

Not able to control passing urine or poop

focuses only on involuntary urination often occurring during sleep

Antonyms

dry
791 1.0

Not wet or without any liquid

continent
  • Specialized
8.7

Able to control when you pee and when you poo

How Continent

continent
  • Specialized
8.7
enuretic
  • Specialized
9.9
incontinent
  • Specialized
9 7.9

Surface Forms

enuretic positive

Morphology

enuretic = enuresis (transparent) = enuresis + tic

Formed by regular adjectival suffix '-tic' from 'enuresis', so 'relating to enuresis' is directly predictable.

Etymology

Enuretic comes from Greek parts en- 'in' and ouron 'urine', and it is related to the English words urine and urinate. So enuretic describes someone or something connected with wetting, for example bedwetting or other uncontrolled passing of urine.