PASSIVE-DEPENDENT PERSONALITY


Meaning of PASSIVE-DEPENDENT PERSONALITY in English

/pas"iv di pen"deuhnt/ , Psychiatry.

a personality disorder characterized by a lack of self-confidence and self-reliance and consequent surrender to and dependence on others to take responsibility for major areas of one's life.

[ 1965-70 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .