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- DictionaryDe·pend·en·cy/dəˈpend(ə)nsē/
noun
- 1. a dependent or subordinate thing, especially a country or province controlled by another: "the islands became dependencies of Norway and Denmark"
- 2. dependence: "the country's dependency on the oil industry"
noun. the state of relying on or needing someone or something for aid, support, or the like. reliance; confidence; trust: Her complete reliability earned her our dependence. an object of reliance or trust. the state of being conditional or contingent on something, as through a natural or logical sequence: the dependence of an effect upon a cause.
a : the state of needing something or someone else for support, help, etc. — + on or upon. [noncount] The company was hurt by its dependence on government loans. Our dependence upon foreign oil makes our economy vulnerable. [singular] a harmful dependence on foreign oil. b : the state of being addicted to alcohol or a drug. [noncount]
dependent. adjective. OPAL W. /dɪˈpendənt/ needing somebody/something in order to survive or be successful. a woman with several dependent children. dependent on/upon somebody/something You can't be dependent on your parents all your life.
the state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something else. synonyms: dependence, dependency. see more. noun. being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs) synonyms: addiction, dependence, dependency, habituation. see more.
adjective. relying on someone or something else for aid, support, etc. conditioned or determined by something else; contingent: Our trip is dependent on the weather. subordinate; subject: a dependent territory. Grammar. not used in isolation; used only in connection with other forms.
Reviewed by Psychology Today Staff. Codependency is a dysfunctional relationship dynamic where one person assumes the role of “the giver,” sacrificing their own...
Mathematics. Medicine and psychology. Political science. Music. Philosophy. Other uses. Dependency, dependence, dependent or depend may refer to: Computer science. Dependency (computer science) or coupling, a state in which one object uses a function of another object.
