overdependence

English

Etymology

over- +‎ dependence

Noun

overdependence (usually uncountable, plural overdependences)

  1. Excessive reliance or dependence on something.
    • 1977 April 30, Steven Blevins, “Sexism in the Bars, Baths, and Bushes”, in Gay Community News, page 5:
      For many, gay bars have been the traditional vehicle for coming out. Gays, unlike heterosexuals, are rarely provided with homosexual companionship at home or at work. This as made for a frequent overdependence on those social contacts offered by the bar scene — contacts which are often by the nature of their starting point, unfulfilling.
    We have an overdependence on cheap labor.
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