passive-dependent
Meanings
adj
- Of a personality, characterized by both passiveness, a lack of self-reliance, and emotional overdependence on others.
Word forms
Etymology
From passive + dependent. First use appears c. 1949 in the publication Pyschological Problems in Mental Deficiency.
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