codependent

The definition of codependent is a situation where two people mutually rely on each other.

(adjective)

  1. A relationship wherein two people are overly obsessed with needing each other's love and approval is an example of a codependent relationship.
  2. An unhealthy relationship where the two people involved are overly reliant on or controlled by each other is an example of a codependent relationship.
  3. A relationship where one person is addicted to alcohol or drugs and is dependent on the other person for them to continue their addiction is an example of a codependent relationship.

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See codependent in Webster's New World College Dictionary

or co-dependent

adjective

  1. psychologically influenced or controlled by, reliant on, or needing another person who is addicted to alcohol, drugs, etc.
  2. mutually dependent

Origin: co- + dependent

noun

a person who is codependent

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