dependence

IPA: dɪpˈɛndʌns

The state of being dependent, of relying upon another.
An irresistible physical or psychological need, especially for a chemical substance.

Examples of "dependence" in Sentences

This dependence is absolute, despotic; but it unshackles as well.
Alcoholism, like other substance abuse and dependence, is not a disease in itself.
But if path-dependence is at work, it's path-dependence of consumer demand itself.
Such dependence is a result of the geometrodynamic spacetime and does not appear in static scenarios.
Man, the best thing I ever used to deal with energy loss and caffeine dependence is this stuff called Verve.
He hates seeing what long-term dependence on psychotropic drugs does to people and encourages them to train hard.
The only way we as a country are going to get away from our fossil fuel dependence is to tackle the biggest areas of energy waste.
The website identifies the primary reason for this revision as the view that the term "dependence" is misleading: We are urged to not confuse the fact that tolerance and withdrawal are normal responses to some prescribed read: medically necessary medications that affect the central nervous system, and thus these physical states should not be seen as an illness.