co-dependent

See also: codependent

English

Alternative forms

• codependent

Etymology

From co- +‎ dependent.

Adjective

co-dependent (comparative more co-dependent, superlative most co-dependent)

1. mutually dependent (especially of an unhealthy psychological relationship in which one person perpetuates another's addiction or harmful behaviour)

Noun

co-dependent (plural co-dependents)

1. A person in such a relationship

Related terms

• codependence
• codependency

See also

• dependent personality disorder (psychiatry)