codependence

noun

co·​de·​pen·​dence ˌkō-di-ˈpen-dən(t)s 

: codependency

Examples of codependence in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This black-pink yin-and-yang frays as time together reveals the depths of each character’s dysfunctions, and their camaraderie veers into codependence. — Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 22 Aug. 2026

All these problems are aggravated by the dysfunctional codependence of procurement officials and traditional defense contractors. — Doug Beck, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026

Or two self-loathing stepbrothers and their toxic, brutally violent codependence? — Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026

Anchored in the universal psychological tensions that underlie not just bad dates but most bad dynamics, Jackie and Michael’s thorny sense of instant codependence eventually prompts each person to deliver their own unhinged monologue. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 1 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1986, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for codependence

• ascendance
• attendance
• dependance
• dependence
• transcendence
• interdependence
• superintendence
• tendance