codependent

[ koh-di-pen-duhnt ]

/ ˌkoʊ dɪˈpɛn dənt /

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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.

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Origin of codependent

First recorded in 1985–90

OTHER WORDS FROM codependent

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

Words nearby codependent

code name, Code Napoléon, cod end, Code of Hammurabi, co-dependency, codependent, coder, Co Derry, code-sharing, code-switching, codetermination

How to use codependent in a sentence

A codependent relationship “Facebook is in the business of small business,” wrote Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg last year when unveiling the company’s State of Small Business Report.
Inside Facebook’s push to convince small businesses of Apple anti-tracking doom|Kate Kaye|April 1, 2021|Digiday
These are codependent people who defend Cruz because they think they are helping him.
Ted Cruz is the Miley Cyrus of the Senate|Dean Obeidallah|October 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST
And when you tear asunder codependent organisms, trouble comes knocking.
An Epidemic of Absence: Destroying the Bugs in Our Bodies Can Be Dangerous to Our Health|Moises Velasquez-Manoff|September 9, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Or are they just pulling your chain with codependent demands?
What the Stars Hold for Your Week|Starsky + Cox|July 30, 2011|DAILY BEAST

Mainly by extricating yourself from codependent dynamics with them.
What the Stars Hold for Your Week|Starsky + Cox|July 8, 2011|DAILY BEAST
This phase can develop into an unhealthy, codependent relationship.
Meet America's Overworked Caregivers|Gail Sheehy|April 30, 2010|DAILY BEAST