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co-dependent

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

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.

Forms of co-dependent

Adjective
comparativemore co-dependent
superlativemost co-dependent
alternative formcodependent
Noun
pluralco-dependents

Origin of co-dependent

From co- + dependent.

Questions about co-dependent

What does co-dependent mean?
Co-dependent means mutually dependent (especially of an unhealthy psychological relationship in which one person perpetuates another's addiction or harmful behaviour).
What part of speech is co-dependent?
Co-dependent can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near co-dependent in the dictionary

  1. co-defendants
  2. co-dehydrogenase
  3. co-delivery
  4. co-dependence
  5. co-dependences
  6. co-dependent
  7. co-dependents
  8. co-determination
  9. co-develop
  10. co-developed
  11. co-developer

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