HyperDic: double_bind

English > 1 sense of the expression double bind:
NOUNcognitiondouble bind(psychology) an unresolvable dilemma
English > double bind: 1 sense > noun 1, cognition
Meaning(psychology) an unresolvable dilemma; situation in which a person receives contradictory messages from a person who is very powerful.
Categorypsychology, psychological scienceThe science of mental life
Broaderdilemma, quandarystate of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options

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