Meaning & use
codependent
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Describing a relationship in which one person relies excessively on another for emotional support or approval, often unhealthily.
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Their codependent relationship made it hard for either of them to make decisions alone.
The therapist helped her recognize the codependent patterns in her marriage.
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Originally used to describe family dynamics around addiction, now used more broadly for any unhealthy mutual reliance.
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