dependence
nounUK /dɪˈpɛndəns/
Etymology From Middle French dépendance. Morphologically depend + -ence.
1
The state of being dependent, of relying upon another.
- He had a deep dependence on her for guidance.
2
An irresistible physical or psychological need, especially for a chemical substance.
- Her dependence on cocaine led to her ruin.
- Antonyms
- independence
- Derived terms
- antedependence, caffeine dependence, codependence, co-dependence, density dependence, dependence grammar, drug dependence, interdependence, linear dependence, nondependence, overdependence, path dependence, pharmacodependence, semidependence, stereodependence, substance dependence, technodependence
- Related terms
- dependent, dependency