Abhängigkeit — meaning in English
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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.
- reliance noun Dependence on or trust in someone or something.
Senses
Abhängigkeit is used for these senses in English:
- addiction The state of being addicted; devotion; inclination.
- addiction A habit or practice that damages, jeopardizes or shortens one's life but when ceased causes trauma.
- dependency (computing) Reliance on the functionality provided by some other, external component.
- reliance The condition of being reliant or dependent.
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