overdependent

adjective

over·de·pen·dent ˌō-vər-di-ˈpen-dənt

: excessively dependent on another for support or assistance

overdependent children

overdependent behavior [=behavior that is characteristic of an overdependent person]

had an overdependent relationship with [=was too dependent upon] her mother

patients who are overdependent on pain killers

an economy that is overdependent on foreign imports

overdependence

ˌō-vər-di-ˈpen-dən(t)s

noun

the region's overdependence on petroleum

Examples of overdependent in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Cities have become overdependent on the revenue generated by selling bonds to real-estate developers. —

Therese Shaheen, National Review, 27 Feb. 2022 In 2005, the LeRoy Collins Institute, at Florida State University, released a report warning that the state budget was overdependent on the housing boom and would soon experience deep shortfalls. —

Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2021

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