codipendenza

codependency

noun koh-dee-pen-DEN-tsah Rare

Usage Note

Codipendenza is a psychological term describing an unhealthy relational dynamic in which one person excessively relies on or enables another's behavior, often in the context of addiction or dysfunction. The term entered Italian from English 'codependency' via psychology literature. The adjective is codipendente. It is most commonly encountered in therapeutic and self-help contexts rather than general conversation.

Examples

"La terapia ha aiutato a riconoscere la codipendenza."

Natural Translation

Therapy helped to recognise the codependency.

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