being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)
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dependency::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | addiction, dependance, dependence, habituation |
| Type of | physical condition, physiological condition, physiological state |
| Has types | white plague, drug addiction |
| Derivation | dependent |
dependency::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | colony |
| Type of | geographic region, geographical area, geographical region, geographic area |
| Has types | crown colony |
| Derivation | dependent |
dependency::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | dependance, dependence |
| Type of | state |
| Has types | contingency, reliance, subordination, helplessness |
| Derivation | depend, dependent |
Examples of dependency
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I'm a BlackBerry addict so the dependency I have on it comes as no real shocker.
From the independent.co.uk
While sedative hypnotics are not narcotic, they do have some risk of dependency.
From the washingtonpost.com
Meanwhile, the dependency exemption is a $3,400 deduction per dependent in 2007.
From the foxbusiness.com
When Lester dies, the festering dependency and rivalry of the brothers implodes.
From the independent.co.uk
Kylie Urwin aims to move teenage mothers away from long-term benefit dependency.
From the nzherald.co.nz
They're enabling telecommuting that reduces dependency on oil and driving costs.
From the economist.com
The main complaint is that food aid creates a dependency culture among the poor.
From the economist.com
This affects the spatial dependency relations and therefore the spatial process.
From the en.wikipedia.org
After all there are high dependency units, intensive care, children's wards etc.
From the guardian.co.uk
- Dependence: the state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something else
- Addiction: being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)
- Colony: a geographical area politically controlled by a distant country
- In computer science, coupling or dependency is the degree to which each program module relies on each one of the other modules.
- In a project network, a dependency is a link amongst a project's terminal elements.
- A dependency in the Unified Modeling Language exists between two defined elements if a change to the definition of one may result in a change to the other. In UML this is indicated by a dashed line pointing from the dependent (or client) to the independent (or supplier) element.
- A state of dependence; a refusal to exercise initiative; Something dependent on, or subordinate to, something else:; A colony, or a territory subject to rule by an external power; A dependence on a habit-forming substance such as a drug or alcohol; addiction; Reliance on the functionality ...
- (Dependencies) When referring to packages, dependencies are requirements that exist between packages. For example, package foo may require files that are installed by package bar. In this example, bar must be installed, or else foo will have unresolved dependencies. ...
- (Dependencies) In civil law, constructions and installations that are accessory to a dwelling but separated from it by a completely free space, or connected to it only by a fence or electrical or other connection.
