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passive-dependent

adj

passive-dependent

adj

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

1

Human sciences, Psychology, Sciences Of a personality, characterized by both passiveness, a lack of self-reliance, and emotional overdependence on others.

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