Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

passive-dependent

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.84 in modern English

Syllables: pas-sive-de-pen-dent
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

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

Etymology

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

Questions

What does passive-dependent mean?: Of a personality, characterized by both passiveness, a lack of self-reliance, and emotional overdependence on others.
Where does passive-dependent come from?: From passive + dependent. First use appears c. 1949 in the publication Pyschological Problems in Mental Deficiency.

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