encopresis

American

[en-kuh-pree-sis] / ˌɛn kəˈpri sɪs /

noun

Psychiatry.

involuntary defecation.

encopresis British

/ ˌɛnkəʊˈpriːsɪs, ˌɛnkəʊˈprɛtɪk /

noun

involuntary discharge of faeces, esp when associated with psychiatric disturbance

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

encopretic

adjective

Inflected Forms

noun

encopreses

plural

Etymology

Origin of encopresis

< New Latin < Greek en- en- ² + kópr ( os ) dung + -esis, as in enuresis

Example Sentences

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Teachers did not make fun of him for having Encopresis, a condition where he soils himself when he is nervous, that had earned him the nickname “Mr. Smelly Man” from Mr. Landry.

From New York Times • Nov. 30, 2018

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