neediness
/ˈnidɪnəs/
noun
- The state of requiring a lot of emotional support, attention, or reassurance from others.
- In a healthy relationship, both partners should feel secure without excessive neediness.
- The therapist helped him understand that his neediness came from a fear of being alone.
- Her constant neediness made it hard for her friends to have their own space.
- The condition of being very poor and lacking basic necessities like food, shelter, or money.
- The charity works to relieve the neediness of families in the rural areas.
- The government program aims to reduce neediness among the elderly.
- His childhood was marked by extreme neediness, with barely enough to eat.
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