co-dependent

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co-dependent

adjective more co-dependent · most co-dependent · codependent

Mutually dependent (especially of an unhealthy psychological relationship in which one person perpetuates another's addiction or harmful behaviour).

noun co-dependents · codependent

A person in such a relationship.

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@misc{co_dependent_2026,
  title = {co-dependent},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/co-dependent},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}