codependent
/ˌkoʊdɪˈpɛndənt/
adjective
- Describing a relationship or person that is emotionally or behaviorally dependent on another person, especially in an unhealthy way.
- Codependent behavior can include feeling responsible for another person's happiness.
- Their codependent relationship made it hard for either of them to make decisions alone.
- He realized he was in a codependent friendship where he always put her needs first.
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noun
- A person who is emotionally or behaviorally dependent on another person in an unhealthy way.
- She identified herself as a codependent because she constantly tried to fix her partner's problems.
- In the support group, each codependent shared their story of learning to set boundaries.
- The therapist explained that a codependent often feels lost without someone to care for.