codependence

noun

co·​de·​pen·​dence ˌkō-di-ˈpen-dən(t)s How to pronounce codependence (audio)

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For an altogether different approach to the horror genre, try this supremely uncomfortable-looking portrait of codependence starring real-life spouses Alison Brie and Dave Franco as a couple who share everything… including, apparently, their flesh, hair and body parts. Dan Heching, CNN Money, 23 May 2025 That will require a level of coordination and codependence that is unfamiliar and will at times be uncomfortable for both the United States and its partners. Kurt M. Campbell, Foreign Affairs, 10 Apr. 2025 Her hopeless focus on Josh isn’t codependence, but programming. Alison Willmore, Vulture, 22 Jan. 2025 Crawford said a seemingly healthy church culture may actually reflect codependence. Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 26 May 2024 See All Example Sentences for codependence

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First Known Use

1986, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of codependence was in 1986

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“Codependence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/codependence. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.

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