dependency
A state of dependence; a refusal to exercise initiative.
Example
“Frank's sullen dependency was driving his father nuts.”
Other meanings
Something dependent on, or subordinate to, something else
“In the United States' governmental structure, the military is conceived as a dependency under the executive branch.”
The status of being a legal dependent; the relationship between a dependent and their provider.
Related words
- autodependency
- chemidependency
- codependency
- interdependency
- overdependency
- technodependency
- thermodependency
- British Crown dependency
- chemical dependency
- dependency culture
- dependency injection
- dependency inversion principle
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “dependency” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.