codependent
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dɪˈpɛn adjective
1.
of or pertaining to a relationship in which one person is physically or psychologically addicted, as to alcohol or gambling, and the other person is psychologically dependent on the first in an unhealthy way.
noun
2.
one who is codependent or in a codependent relationship.
Origin:
1985–90
1985–90
Related forms
co·de·pend·en·cy, co·de·pend·ence, noun
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Codependent
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Example sentences
Their relationships are interdependent, or perhaps codependent.
The lesser long-nosed bat, an endangered species, has developed a codependent relationship with the saguaro.
These factors are interrelated in the sense that disease stage, bulk, and biologic aggressiveness are frequently codependent.
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