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