codependency
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/ˌkəʊdɪˈpendənsi/
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/ˌkəʊdɪˈpendənsi/
A relationship where two people rely too much on each other for emotional support, often with one person taking care of the other.
The therapist explained that their marriage had become a cycle of codependency, where both partners were enabling each other's unhealthy behaviors.
治療師解釋說他們的婚姻已經變成了相互依賴的循環,雙方都在助長彼此不健康的行为。