overdependence

English

Etymology

From over- +‎ dependence.

Noun

overdependence (usually uncountable, plural overdependences)

1. Excessive reliance or dependence on something.

   We have an overdependence on cheap labor.

   • 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.