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dependency-prone
[ dih-pen-duhn-see-prohn ]
/ dɪˈpɛn dən siˌproʊn /
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adjective
tending to become psychologically or physiologically dependent on a drug.
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Origin of dependency-prone
First recorded in 1965–70
Words nearby dependency-prone
dependability, dependable, dependant, dependence, dependency, dependency-prone, dependent, dependent clause, dependent variable, depeople, De Pere
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