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dependency vs drug addiction

drug addiction vs dependency

dependency and drug addiction both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
dependency Yes No No No
drug addiction Yes No No No
As nouns, drug addiction is a hyponym of dependency; that is, drug addiction is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than dependency:
  • dependency: being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)
  • drug addiction: an addiction to a drug (especially a narcotic drug)
Other hyponyms of dependency include white plague.
dependency (noun) drug addiction (noun)
a geographical area politically controlled by a distant country an addiction to a drug (especially a narcotic drug)
the state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something else
being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)
Difference between dependency and drug addiction

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