codependency
/ˌkoʊdɪˈpendənsi/
excessive emotional or psychological reliance on a partner
codependency in a sentence
“The therapist helped them identify patterns of codependency.”
Origin of codependency
Coined in the context of Alcoholics Anonymous (late 20th century)
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