CODEPENDENCY


Meaning of CODEPENDENCY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -dən(t)-sē ]

noun

Date: 1979

: 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) ; broadly : dependence on the needs of or control by another

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.