Definition of "codependent" []

• Alternative spelling of co-dependent. (adjective)
• Alternative spelling of co-dependent. (noun)

Wiktionary.org : Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License

• "They might describe my reliance on him as "codependent" -- one side of a relationship between mutually needy people."
• "I often hear the word codependent 'thrown around when discussing someone's problematic relationships."
• "When she started suffering panic attacks a few years ago, the therapists she consulted declared her "codependent" and told her she'd been psychologically damaged as a toddler."