ˌco-deˈpendent1, codependent adjectiveadj someone who is co-dependent thinks that they cannot be happy or successful without another person, especially someone with a problem, and so tries to keep that person happy without taking care of their own needs, in a way that seems unhealthy 有共依附心理的,依附同伴的〔指一个人认为如果没有同伴就无法幸福或成功,因而忘我、病态地去取悦对方〕 —co-dependence, codependency noun [uncountableU]