co-dependent
See also: codependent
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Adjective
co-dependent (comparative more co-dependent, superlative most co-dependent)
- 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)
- A person in such a relationship.
Related terms
See also
- dependent personality disorder (psychiatry)