English noun: dependence |
1. | dependence (state) the state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something else |
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| Synonyms | dependance, dependency |
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| Broader (hypernym) | state |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | contingency, helplessness, reliance, subordination |
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2. | dependence (state) being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs) |
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| Synonyms | addiction, dependance, dependency, habituation |
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| Broader (hypernym) | physical condition, physiological condition, physiological state |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | drug addiction, white plague |
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| Domain category | narcotic |
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