závislost — meaning in English

English meaning

• addiction noun A strong, often harmful, compulsion to keep using a substance or repeating a behavior, even when it causes problems.
• dependence noun The state of relying on someone or something else.
• dependency noun A strong reliance on someone or something, especially a habit-forming substance.

Senses

závislost is used for these senses in English:

• addiction The state of being addicted; devotion; inclination.
• addiction A pathological relationship to mood altering experience that has life damaging consequences.

Related Czech words