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passive-dependent personality

[ pas-iv-di-pen-duhnt ]

noun

, Psychiatry.
  1. 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.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of passive-dependent personality1

First recorded in 1965–70

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