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co-dependent

ADJECTIVE

unhealthy psychological reliance of one person on another

Synonyms

WEAK

addicted attached hooked interconnected interdependent mutually dependent slavish trust unhealthy confidence

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co-dependent

We could be the go-getter, the people pleaser, the co-dependent one, or even the savior.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 27, 2026

Wall Street’s health might not faithfully reflect what’s happening on Main Street, but at historical extremes the two can have a nasty, co-dependent relationship.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 21, 2026

Can we be as co-dependent with art as we can with another human being?

From Salon ● Oct. 29, 2025

Greenhalgh’s script doesn’t seem at all interested in understanding Winehouse psychologically, instead ascribing all her woes to her toxic co-dependent relationship with Fielder-Civil.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2024

The co-dependent relationship between the Japanese press and the Kitagawa empire potentially goes a long way to explain why the story has been ignored.

From BBC ● Mar. 6, 2023