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overdependent
/ ˌəʊvədɪˈpɛndənt /
adjective
- excessively dependent on a person or thing for aid, support, etc
Example Sentences
But German officials have grown wary of being overdependent on China.
The Afghan government also gave it limited support, leaving the ministry overdependent on foreign funding that poured in without strategic planning, according to a 2003 report by the Brussels-based International Crisis Group.
Bill Roggio, senior fellow at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies, said the coalition failed the Afghan government and military by making them overdependent on Western support.
The creators who spoke with The Verge have all diversified away from Facebook to avoid being overdependent on one platform; they all run YouTube channels along with their Facebook Pages as well as with other social pages.
And a new leader will face the same geostrategic vulnerabilities as did Kim — North Korea is still going to be an economic basket case, overdependent on China, under strong pressure from powerful neighbors, struggling to feed its population and handicapped by international sanctions.
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