passive-dependent personality

[ pas-iv-di-pen-duhnt ]

/ ˈpæs ɪv dɪˈpɛn dənt /

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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.

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Origin of passive-dependent personality

First recorded in 1965–70

Words nearby passive-dependent personality

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How to use passive-dependent personality in a sentence

And, especially when it comes to the middle, personality counts.
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Its graceful hotels and beautiful restaurants are totally dependent on the tourist trade.
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If we want to prevent others from your fate, we need to stop being so passive on these issues.
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“We won the war,” the Fox News personality proclaimed last week.
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“He was an absolutely gray and insignificant personality,” says Kurnosova.
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However, on reaching Spain, the magic of the Emperor's personality soon restored the vigour and prestige of the French arms.
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It represents an engaging personality, in which vivacity and sensibility are distinctly indicated.
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Jean Baptiste possessed great personality, and to be near one was to effect that one with it.
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The new monarch, with his striking personality and good looks, at once captivated the hearts of his fickle Southern subjects.
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She had expected personality, magnetism, as a compensation for nature's external economies.
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