CODEPENDENCY


Meaning of CODEPENDENCY in English

[co.de.pen.den.cy] n (1987): a psychological condition or a relationship in which a person is controlled or manipulated by another who is affected with a pathological condition (as an addiction to alcohol or heroin) -- co.de.pen.dent n or adj

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