passive-dependent

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

passive +‎ dependent. First use appears c. 1949 in the publication Pyschological Problems in Mental Deficiency.

Adjective[edit]

passive-dependent (not comparable)

  1. (psychology) Of a personality, characterized by both passiveness, a lack of self-reliance, and emotional overdependence on others.
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