soil oneself

Have an accident

To soil oneself is to defecate or urinate in one's clothing, typically involuntarily.

The phrase applies mainly to infants, the elderly, or someone who has lost control due to fear, illness, or incapacity: The patient had soiled herself during the night.

It serves as a clinical or euphemistic alternative to cruder expressions.

embarrassment

mortification

Intense shame or embarrassment

red-faced · blush · stigma · awkwardness · flustered · public · accident · discomfort · hiding · secret

incontinence

bladder

Organ holding urine

overactive · bedwetting · nocturnal · diapers · pads · catheter · urology · weakness · urgency · accident

infancy

diapers

Infant waste garments

newborn · baby · changing table · wipes · onesies · diaper rash · nursery · blowout · swaddling · infant

illness

diarrhea

Frequent liquid bowel movements

IBS · Crohn's · colitis · dysentery · gastroenteritis · cholera · fever · bedridden · hospice · elderly

distress

fear

Emotional response to threat

  • anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
  • panicUncontrollable sudden fear
  • terrorExtreme, overwhelming fear

shock · dread · fright · loss of control · startle · trauma · helplessness · vulnerability · overwhelmed

Opposites
bodily control

soil oneselfuse the toilet

Eliminate bodily waste

use the bathroom · use the restroom · go to the bathroom · hold it

Family

soil, soiled, soiling, soils, self, selves, oneself, selfhood, selfish

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG