passive-dependent personality

[pas-iv-di-pen-duhnt]

pas·sive-de·pend·ent personal·ity

[pas-iv-di-pen-duhnt]
noun Psychiatry.
a personality disorder characterized by a lack of self-confidence and self-reliance and consequent surrender to and dependence on others to take responsibility for major areas of one's life.

Origin:
1965–70
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