/ Dictionary / Index D dependency-prone: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: de•pend•en•cy-prone Pronunciation: (di-pen'dun-sē-prōn"), [key] — adj. tending to become psychologically or physiologically dependent on a drug. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. dependency dependent Related Content Daily Word Quiz: secular Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language