Definition of "co-dependent" []

• Mutually dependent. (adjective)
• Of or relating to a relationship in which one person is psychologically dependent in an unhealthy way on someone who is addicted to a drug or self-destructive behavior, such as chronic gambling. (adjective)
• One who is co-dependent or in a co-dependent relationship. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "They are qualities, habits, and methods that Bush and Cheney shunned from the first day of their co-dependent Presidency."
• "Most economists describe the two economies as co-dependent."
• "* The co-dependent relationship between Harry Reid and Nevada: Read of the morning: Shailagh Murray gets inside Nevadans 'complex relationship with the Federal government and how it's driving the race of Reid's life."