dependance

de·pen·dence

also de·pen·dance D0141000 (dĭ-pĕn′dəns)n.1. a. The state of being determined, influenced, or controlled by something else: the economy's dependence on oil.b. The state of being dependent on another for financial support.2. The condition of being dependent on a substance such as a drug or on a given behavior: alcohol dependence; gambling dependence.3. Archaic Trust; reliance.

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Noun	1.	dependance - being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)addiction, habituation, dependence, dependencynarcotic - a drug that produces numbness or stupor; often taken for pleasure or to reduce pain; extensive use can lead to addictionphysical condition, physiological condition, physiological state - the condition or state of the body or bodily functionsdrug addiction, white plague - an addiction to a drug (especially a narcotic drug)
	2.	dependance - the state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something elsedependence, dependencystate - 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 somethingreliance - the state of relying on somethingsubordination - the state of being subordinate to somethingcontingency - the state of being contingent on something

dependence

also dependance
nounAbsolute certainty in the trustworthiness of another:belief, confidence, faith, reliance, trust.

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

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noun the state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something else

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