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- Dictionarydependency/dɪˈpɛnd(ə)nsi/
noun
- 1. a country or province controlled by another: "the islands became dependencies of Norway and Denmark" Similar
- 2. dependence: "the country's dependency on the oil industry" Similar
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a situation in which you need something or someone and are unable to continue normally without them: Some parents infantilize young adults and keep them in a permanent state of dependency.
DEPENDENCE definition: 1. the situation in which you need something or someone all the time, especially in order to…. Learn more.
noun. de· pen· den· cy di-ˈpen-dən (t)-sē. plural dependencies. Synonyms of dependency. 1. : dependence sense 1. 2. : something that is dependent on something else. especially : a territorial unit under the jurisdiction of a nation but not formally annexed by it. 3. : a building (such as a stable) that is an adjunct to a main dwelling. Synonyms.
Dependency happens when you can't function without the help of someone or something. If you have a dependency on coffee, you need it to be human in the morning. Not sure? Ask the people you live with.
DEPENDENT definition: 1. needing the support of something or someone in order to continue existing or operating: 2…. Learn more.
A dependency is a country which is controlled by another country. ...the tiny British dependency of Montserrat in the eastern Caribbean. American English : dependency / dɪˈpɛndənsi /
noun. /dɪˈpendənsi/ (plural dependencies) [uncountable] dependency (on/upon somebody/something) the state of relying on somebody/something for something, especially in a way you do not consider right or necessary. financial dependency. Their aim is to reduce people's dependency on the welfare state. compare codependency.
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a territory subject to a state on which it does not border. 2. (Sociology) a dependent or subordinate person or thing. 3. (Psychology) psychol overreliance by a person on another person or on a drug, etc. 4. another word for dependence.
Dependency definition: the state of being dependent; dependence. . See examples of DEPENDENCY used in a sentence.
You talk about someone's dependency when they have a deep emotional, physical, or financial need for a particular person or thing, especially one that you consider excessive or undesirable. We saw his dependency on his mother and worried that he might not survive long if anything happened to her.
