dependance

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noun

1. being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)
• Syn:
addiction, dependence, dependency, habituation
• Derivationally related forms:
habituate (for: habituation), dependent (for: dependency), dependent (for: dependence), addict (for: addiction)
• Topics:
narcotic
• Hypernyms:
physical condition, physiological state, physiological condition
• Hyponyms:
drug addiction, white plague
2. the state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something else
• Syn:
dependence, dependency
• Derivationally related forms:
dependent (for: dependency), depend (for: dependency), dependent (for: dependence)
• Hypernyms:
state
• Hyponyms:
helplessness, reliance, subordination, contingency