dependency (redirected from emotional 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

Noun

pl -cies

1. a territory subject to a state on which it does not border

2. Psychol overreliance on another person or on a drug

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 U.S.sometimes dependancy

noun 1. overreliance, attachment

noun 2. addiction, dependence, craving, need, habit, obsession, enslavement, overreliance