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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescodépendant
Pronunciation / Transliteration: koh-day-pahn-dahn
"Leur relation est devenue profondément codépendante au fil des ans."
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Characterized by excessive emotional or psychological reliance on a partner, typically one who requires support due to an illness or addiction.
"Her therapist explained that staying in the relationship was enabling his behavior and keeping them both in a codependent cycle."
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A person who is codependent in a relationship.
"Support groups offer a safe space for codependents to learn how to set healthy emotional boundaries."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Formed in English by combining the prefix 'co-' (meaning together or jointly) with 'dependent', originating in the late 20th century within the psychology and addiction recovery communities. Initially used to describe partners of alcoholics, the term's semantic scope expanded broadly to signify any excessive emotional or psychological reliance on a partner.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Codependent" is said worldwide
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codépendant
Transliteration: koh-day-pahn-dahn
"Leur relation est devenue profondément codépendante au fil des ans."
codabhängig
Transliteration: coht-ahp-hen-dikh
"Sie erkannte, dass ihr Verhalten in der Ehe codabhängig war."
codipendente
Transliteration: koh-dee-pen-den-teh
"In una relazione codipendente, una persona si annulla per l'altra."
codependiente
Transliteration: koh-deh-pen-DHIEN-teh
"Asistió a terapia para superar su comportamiento codependiente."
codependente
Transliteration: koh-de-pen-DÊN-teh
"Relacionamentos codependentes exigem muito trabalho emocional."
सह-निर्भर
Transliteration: saha-nirbhar
"उनका रिश्ता अत्यधिक सह-निर्भरता से ग्रस्त है।"
共依附的
Transliteration: gòng yī fù de
"心理学家正在帮助他们摆脱共依附的关系模式。"
상호의존적인
Transliteration: sanghouijonjeog-in
"그 커플은 서로에게 완전히 상호의존적인 상태였다."
共依存の
Transliteration: kyōison no
"共依存の関係から抜け出すには専門的なカウンセリングが役立ちます。"
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