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codependent

codependent is the alternative form of co-dependent.

Meaning of 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).

See all 2 meanings of co-dependent

Forms of codependent

Adjective
comparativemore codependent
superlativemost codependent
Noun
pluralcodependents

Origin of codependent

From co- + dependent.

Words formed from codependent

Questions about codependent

What is codependent the alternative form of?
Codependent is the alternative form of co-dependent.

Words near codependent in the dictionary

  1. codepages
  2. codependence
  3. codependences
  4. codependencies
  5. codependency
  6. codependent
  7. codependently
  8. codependents
  9. codepleted
  10. codepletion
  11. codepoint

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Adapted from Wiktionary: codependent (page history and authors); co-dependent (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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