"co-dependent" meaning in English

See co-dependent in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more co-dependent [comparative], most co-dependent [superlative], codependent [alternative]
Etymology: From co- + dependent. Etymology templates: {{af|en|co-|dependent}} co- + dependent Head templates: {{en-adj}} co-dependent (comparative more co-dependent, superlative most co-dependent)
  1. Mutually dependent (especially of an unhealthy psychological relationship in which one person perpetuates another's addiction or harmful behaviour).
    Sense id: en-co-dependent-en-adj-1gMX78v5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0

Noun

Forms: co-dependents [plural], codependent [alternative]
Etymology: From co- + dependent. Etymology templates: {{af|en|co-|dependent}} co- + dependent Head templates: {{en-noun}} co-dependent (plural co-dependents)
  1. A person in such a relationship. Related terms: codependence, codependency, dependent personality disorder [psychiatry, medicine, psychology, human-sciences, sciences]
    Sense id: en-co-dependent-en-noun-o2JpzQ7n Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with co-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Human behaviour Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 63 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with co-: 40 60 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 28 72 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 78 Disambiguation of Human behaviour: 27 73
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0

Inflected forms

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