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Dependence

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)

polysemous

Classifications

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
addictiondependency
plural
Dependences
possessive
Dependence's
pluralpossessive
Dependences'