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of or pertaining to a relationship in which one person is physically or psychologically addicted, as to alcohol or gambling, and the other person is psychologically dependent on the first in an unhealthy way; one who is codependent or in a codependent relationship

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  • VELEZ-MITCHELL: It ` s not fun being co-dependent.
  • I became co-dependent, and I realized it too late.
  • But it ` s his job to be an enabler and co-dependent.
  • KURTZ: A co-dependent relationship that sounds so cozy.
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