encopresis

en·co·pre·sis

[en-kuh-pree-sis]
noun, plural en·co·pre·ses [-seez] . Psychiatry.
involuntary defecation.

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

en·co·pret·ic [en-kuh-pret-ik] , adjective
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encopresis (ˌɛnkəʊˈpriːsɪs) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
involuntary discharge of faeces, esp when associated with psychiatric disturbance
 
[C20: from New Latin, from Greek en-² + copr(o)-, + -esis as in enuresis]
 
encopretic
 
adj

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Encopresis is always a great word to know.
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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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encopresis en·cop·re·sis (ěn'kŏ-prē'sĭs)
n.
The repeated uncontrolled or involuntary passage of feces not as a result of a physical disorder but for psychological reasons.

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