Dependency
noun
A state in which a person or thing relies on someone or something for help or support.
He has a heavy dependency on his parents.
Often appears as...
- dependency on
- dependency problem
noun
In technology, a relationship where one piece of code or software relies on another to function.
The new update broke some of the project's dependencies.
Often appears as...
- software dependency
- resolve dependencies
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Technical
noun
A place that is controlled by another country or government.
Puerto Rico is a dependency of the United States
Often appears as...
- territorial dependency
- overseas dependency
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Academic
noun
A habit of relying on a particular drug, substance or activity.
Her alcohol dependency began during her college years.
Often appears as...
- drug dependency
- alcohol dependency
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Disapproving
noun
A state in which a person or thing relies on someone or something for help or support.
He has a heavy dependency on his parents.
Often appears as...
- dependency on
- dependency problem
noun
In technology, a relationship where one piece of code or software relies on another to function.
The new update broke some of the project's dependencies.
Often appears as...
- software dependency
- resolve dependencies
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A place that is controlled by another country or government.
Puerto Rico is a dependency of the United States
Often appears as...
- territorial dependency
- overseas dependency
Usage tips
Academic
noun
A habit of relying on a particular drug, substance or activity.
Her alcohol dependency began during her college years.
Often appears as...
- drug dependency
- alcohol dependency
Usage tips
Disapproving
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Pro Tip 1/2Human Support
Refers to needing someone's help, like family or friends, to manage daily life or difficult situations.
After his surgery, he acknowledged his dependency on neighbors for meals.
Pro Tip 2/2Emotional Aspect
Can imply an emotional weakness or lack of independence when referring to a person’s character.
She worried her emotional dependency would push her friends away.
Pro Tip 1/2Human Support
Refers to needing someone's help, like family or friends, to manage daily life or difficult situations.
After his surgery, he acknowledged his dependency on neighbors for meals.
Pro Tip 2/2Emotional Aspect
Can imply an emotional weakness or lack of independence when referring to a person’s character.
She worried her emotional dependency would push her friends away.
Pro Tip 1/2Human Support
Refers to needing someone's help, like family or friends, to manage daily life or difficult situations.
After his surgery, he acknowledged his dependency on neighbors for meals.
Pro Tip 2/2Emotional Aspect
Can imply an emotional weakness or lack of independence when referring to a person’s character.
She worried her emotional dependency would push her friends away.
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Baby Orphan Fox Rescue PIPE...
we've had a look at some of the footage from your pre-release pens i mean they seem to give you a bit of a run around don't they they really do those pre-release pens are really important that once those foxes have less of a dependency on us for hands-on rearing um they can go up there and live wild
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Rob Hopkins: Transition...
is directly linked to how much of this we consume, to a time when actually our degree of oil dependency is our degree of vulnerability. And it's increasingly clear that we aren't going to be able to rely on the fact that we're going to have this at our disposal forever.
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A healthy economy should...
So why would we imagine that our economies would be the one system that could buck this trend and succeed by growing forever? We urgently need financial, political and social innovations that enable us to overcome this structural dependency on growth,
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What coronavirus means...
No, you can't make those dependencies anymore. And that exists within countries as well as between countries. Yeah, I mean, it seems like, you talk about productivity and the importance of productivity for us all to have a better life,
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Isabel Allende: How to...
Ram Dass says that dependency hurts, but if you accept it, there is less suffering. After a very bad stroke, his ageless soul watches the changes in the body with tenderness, and he is grateful to the people who help him.
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Frida Kahlo: The woman...
individuality and dependency. Kahlo died in 1954 at the age of 47. In the years after her death, she experienced a surge in popularity that has lasted to this day. And although her image has proliferated,
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The true cost of...
but financial abuse doesn't. Financial abuse and financial dependency leave emotional scars that you can't see. They include hopelessness, guilt, shame, depression, lack of confidence and self-esteem.
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Disability does not...
to me and just mind-boggling how many of the experts good experts were completely wrong and very quick to relegate children like Oliver to this life of unsettling dependency of the 10 million
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Care About the Ocean?...
saltwater the health of our planet lies in the health of our oceans our increasing population and growing dependency on disposable products is rapidly polluting the oceans science is
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Male Hummingbirds Fight...
this dependency they need help spreading their pollen using nectar as a bribe the plants ensure many visits from both female hummingbirds and brightly colored
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Baby Orphan Fox Rescue PIPE...
we've had a look at some of the footage from your pre-release pens i mean they seem to give you a bit of a run around don't they they really do those pre-release pens are really important that once those foxes have less of a dependency on us for hands-on rearing um they can go up there and live wild
Video examples
Rob Hopkins: Transition...
is directly linked to how much of this we consume, to a time when actually our degree of oil dependency is our degree of vulnerability. And it's increasingly clear that we aren't going to be able to rely on the fact that we're going to have this at our disposal forever.
Video examples
A healthy economy should...
So why would we imagine that our economies would be the one system that could buck this trend and succeed by growing forever? We urgently need financial, political and social innovations that enable us to overcome this structural dependency on growth,
Video examples
What coronavirus means...
No, you can't make those dependencies anymore. And that exists within countries as well as between countries. Yeah, I mean, it seems like, you talk about productivity and the importance of productivity for us all to have a better life,
Video examples
Isabel Allende: How to...
Ram Dass says that dependency hurts, but if you accept it, there is less suffering. After a very bad stroke, his ageless soul watches the changes in the body with tenderness, and he is grateful to the people who help him.
Video examples
Frida Kahlo: The woman...
individuality and dependency. Kahlo died in 1954 at the age of 47. In the years after her death, she experienced a surge in popularity that has lasted to this day. And although her image has proliferated,
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The true cost of...
but financial abuse doesn't. Financial abuse and financial dependency leave emotional scars that you can't see. They include hopelessness, guilt, shame, depression, lack of confidence and self-esteem.
Video examples
Disability does not...
to me and just mind-boggling how many of the experts good experts were completely wrong and very quick to relegate children like Oliver to this life of unsettling dependency of the 10 million
Video examples
Care About the Ocean?...
saltwater the health of our planet lies in the health of our oceans our increasing population and growing dependency on disposable products is rapidly polluting the oceans science is
Video examples
Male Hummingbirds Fight...
this dependency they need help spreading their pollen using nectar as a bribe the plants ensure many visits from both female hummingbirds and brightly colored
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Donald Johanson
American Scientist
Evolution explains our biological evolution, but human beings are very unique creatures. As the Dobzhansky said, all animals are unique; humans are the uniquest. And that uniqueness of being human, language, art, culture, our dependency on culture for survival, comes from the combination of traditional biological evolution.
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Donella Meadows
American Environmentalist
Before they got vengeful, conservatives had some useful points to make about welfare. Government 'help' is too often guilt-assuaging gesture. It creates layers of wasteful bureaucracy. Too much help of the wrong sort creates a culture of dependency that swamps our ability to provide.
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Thomas P.M. Barnett
American Businessman
America has remained highly engaged in global affairs throughout decades of growing energy dependency, so it's hard to imagine it would disengage if its quest for energy self-sufficiency failed - especially amidst a world of heightened resource competition.
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Paul Ryan
American Politician
We must promote upward mobility, starting with solutions that speak to our broken education system, broken immigration policy, and broken safety-net programs that foster dependency instead of helping people get back on their feet.
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Ted Cruz
American Politician
How do we turn our nation around? President Obama thinks the answer is more and more government. Government is not the answer. You are not doing anyone a favor by creating dependency, destroying individual responsibility.
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Fritz Perls
American Psychologist
Our dependency makes slaves out of us, especially if this dependency is a dependency of our self-esteem. If you need encouragement, praise, pats on the back from everybody, then you make everybody your judge.
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Maurizio Cattelan
Italian Artist
When I was very young, I had to start to working to help my family, while my friends were studying. Since then, I have felt the urgency to escape from every dependency situation.
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Paul Harvey
American Journalist
Dependency arguments often come from elites - either aid agencies or governments - and say something about attitudes to poor people.
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George Allen
American Politician
The people of America need personal responsibility and freedom, not dependency on the government.
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Thomas Sowell
American Economist
Although the big word on the left is 'compassion,' the big agenda on the left is dependency.
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Donald Johanson
American Scientist
Evolution explains our biological evolution, but human beings are very unique creatures. As the Dobzhansky said, all animals are unique; humans are the uniquest. And that uniqueness of being human, language, art, culture, our dependency on culture for survival, comes from the combination of traditional biological evolution.
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Donella Meadows
American Environmentalist
Before they got vengeful, conservatives had some useful points to make about welfare. Government 'help' is too often guilt-assuaging gesture. It creates layers of wasteful bureaucracy. Too much help of the wrong sort creates a culture of dependency that swamps our ability to provide.
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Thomas P.M. Barnett
American Businessman
America has remained highly engaged in global affairs throughout decades of growing energy dependency, so it's hard to imagine it would disengage if its quest for energy self-sufficiency failed - especially amidst a world of heightened resource competition.
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Paul Ryan
American Politician
We must promote upward mobility, starting with solutions that speak to our broken education system, broken immigration policy, and broken safety-net programs that foster dependency instead of helping people get back on their feet.
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Ted Cruz
American Politician
How do we turn our nation around? President Obama thinks the answer is more and more government. Government is not the answer. You are not doing anyone a favor by creating dependency, destroying individual responsibility.
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Fritz Perls
American Psychologist
Our dependency makes slaves out of us, especially if this dependency is a dependency of our self-esteem. If you need encouragement, praise, pats on the back from everybody, then you make everybody your judge.
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Maurizio Cattelan
Italian Artist
When I was very young, I had to start to working to help my family, while my friends were studying. Since then, I have felt the urgency to escape from every dependency situation.
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Paul Harvey
American Journalist
Dependency arguments often come from elites - either aid agencies or governments - and say something about attitudes to poor people.
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George Allen
American Politician
The people of America need personal responsibility and freedom, not dependency on the government.
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Thomas Sowell
American Economist
Although the big word on the left is 'compassion,' the big agenda on the left is dependency.
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