| NOUN | state | dependence, dependance, dependency | the state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something else |
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| state | dependence, addiction, dependance, dependency, habituation | being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs) |
| Sounds | dihpeh'ndahns | |
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| Rhymes | abeyance ... virulence: 273 rhymes with ahns... | |
| Meaning | The state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something else. | |
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| Synonyms | dependance, dependency | |
| Narrower | contingency | The state of being contingent on something |
| helplessness | The state of needing help from something | |
| reliance | The state of relying on something | |
| subordination | The state of being subordinate to something | |
| Broader | state | The way something is with respect to its main attributes |
| Spanish | dependencia | |
| Catalan | dependència | |
| Adjectives | dependent | relying on or requiring a person or thing for support, supply, or what is needed |
| Meaning | 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 | |
| Category | narcotic | A drug that produces numbness or stupor |
| Narrower | drug addiction, white plague | An addiction to a drug (especially a narcotic drug) |
| Broader | physical condition, physiological state, physiological condition | The condition or state of the body or bodily functions |
| Spanish | adicción, dependencia | |
| Catalan | addicció, dependència | |
| Adjectives | dependent | addicted to a drug |
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