dependence

/dɪˈpendəns/ noun [U] (also dependency,

/dɪˈpendəntsi/)

Definition

› when you need someone or something all the time in order to exist or continue as before: Our society needs to reduce its dependence on the car.

(Definition of dependence noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to express disagreement or refuse to do something

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