Akademik

dependance

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

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I. noun

see dependence I

II. noun

see dependence II

Useful english dictionary. 2012.