dependency (redirected from Drug dependency)

de·pen·den·cy also de·pen·dan·cy  (d-pndn-s)

n. pl. de·pen·den·cies also de·pen·dan·cies

1. Dependence.

2. Something dependent or subordinate.

3. A territory under the jurisdiction of a state of which it does not form an integral part.

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dependency sometimes US, dependancy [dɪˈpɛndənsɪ]

n pl -cies

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

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	dependency - the state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something else dependence, dependance state - the way something is with respect to its main attributes; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state" helplessness - the state of needing help from something reliance - the state of relying on something subordination - the state of being subordinate to something contingency - the state of being contingent on something
	2.	dependency - being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs) addiction, dependance, habituation, dependence narcotic - a drug that produces numbness or stupor; often taken for pleasure or to reduce pain; extensive use can lead to addiction physical condition, physiological condition, physiological state - the condition or state of the body or bodily functions drug addiction, white plague - an addiction to a drug (especially a narcotic drug)
	3.	dependency - a geographical area politically controlled by a distant country colony Crown Colony - a British colony controlled by the British Crown, represented by a governor geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region - a demarcated area of the Earth

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dependency

noun

1. province, colony, outpost, dominion, protectorate a tiny European dependency

2. overreliance, need for, attachment, reliance, leaning on, clinging on I am concerned by his dependency on his mother.

3. addiction, dependence, craving, need, habit, obsession, enslavement, overreliance He began to show signs of alcohol and drug dependency.

Translations

dependency [dɪˈpendənsɪ] N

1. (Pol) (= territory) → posesión f, dominio m

2. (= dependence) → dependencia f
dependency culture → cultura f de dependencia

dependency [dɪˈpɛndənsi] n

(= country controlled by another) → colonie f

(= reliance) → dépendance f
dependency on sb → dépendance à l'égard de qn
dependency on sth → dépendance à l'égard de qch

(= addiction) (mainly US) → dépendance f
drug dependency → dépendance à la drogue f

dependency

n

(= country) → Schutzgebiet nt, → Kolonie f

= dependence

dependency [dɪˈpɛndənsɪ] n (country) → possedimento