- dependence, dependance, dependency - lack of independence or self-sufficiency
--1 is a kind of state
--1 has particulars: helplessness; reliance; subordination; contingency - addiction, dependence, dependency, habituation - being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)
--2 is a kind of physiological state, physiological condition
--2 has particulars: drug addiction, white plague