codependent

[koh-di-pen-duh nt]

adjective

of or relating 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

one who is codependent or in a codependent relationship.

Origin of codependent

First recorded in 1985–90

Related formsco·de·pend·en·cy, co·de·pend·ence, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for co-dependency

co-dependency

noun

psychol a state of mutual dependence between two people, esp when one partner relies emotionally on supporting and caring for the other partner

Derived Formsco-dependent, adjective, noun

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Word Origin and History for co-dependency

codependent

adj.

also co-dependent, by 1905, in various senses, from co- + dependent. Modern psycological sense is attested from c.1983. Related: Codependence, codependency.