dependent
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- adjective
- /dɪˈpɛndənt/
- NSFW
- Many people become dependent on certain medications to manage chronic pain effectively.
- dependent on alcohol
- dependent on drugs
- chemically dependent
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Watch on YouTubeThe opposition wants you to stay depressed, dumb, dopey, dependent, drugged up.
- The opposition wants you to stay depressed, dumb, dopey, dependent, drugged up.
- But if you stay broken, unlovable, financially broke, dependent, desperate, addicted, guess what?
- Other people take the medication maybe too often too much, but it's, it's like fine in your level, but not to be dependent.
- If they are abusing it, they're dependent on it.
- We become dependent on a substance rather rather than awakening our true self.
- But just like a crack addict, his body has become so dependent on the high of that drug and would experience extreme pain if that drug was withdrawn.
Examples
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We must prevent drug use in our communities, support people dependent on drugs through treatment and recovery.
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After months of treatment, he realized he was dependent on painkillers to feel normal.
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Over the years, Annie had grown dependent, and leaving her, I knew, would be a dangerous move.
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As I took larger doses, my personality changed, and I became dependent on the pills.
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One of the other problems with THC dosing of sleep is that you become dependent on that for sleep.
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I wanted to learn to become my own caregiver after years of being dependent on other caregivers.
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Your body gets physically dependent and feel like you're going to die and want to die if you don't have it.
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We become dependent on a substance rather rather than awakening our true self.
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She felt dependent on caffeine to get through her workday without feeling exhausted.
Synonyms
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4.1
Unable to stop using drugs, alcohol or video games
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4.8
Unable to stop taking a drug or doing something because you are addicted
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A person who is addicted to drugs and looks very tired or sick
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A person who cannot stop taking drugs because their body or mind needs them
Compounds
- Specialized
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A value measured in an experiment that changes when you change something else
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A group of words that cannot stand alone and acts like a noun, adjective, or adverb
- Archaic
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A long-term illness where the body cannot use sugar properly and is often managed by diet and exercise
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A long-term disease in which the body cannot make insulin and needs injections to control blood sugar
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A long illness in adults that causes high blood sugar and usually does not need insulin injections
A brain scan that shows brain activity by measuring changes in blood oxygen
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Morphology
Etymology
Dependent comes from the Latin parts de- 'down' and pendere 'to hang', giving the picture of someone or something that 'hangs on' a drug. So if a person is dependent on a drug, they need it and cannot work normally without it.