codependency

noun [U]

/ˌkəʊ.dɪˈpen.dənts.i/

Definition

› the situation when someone has too strong an emotional need to help someone else in their family who has an alcohol problem, mental illness, etc.Being based on or depending on something codependent

/-dənt/ adjective

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