DOUBLE BIND

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does double bind mean? 

• DOUBLE BIND (noun)
  The noun DOUBLE BIND has 1 sense:

1. (psychology) an unresolvable dilemma; situation in which a person receives contradictory messages from a person who is very powerful

  Familiarity information: DOUBLE BIND used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DOUBLE BIND (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(psychology) an unresolvable dilemma; situation in which a person receives contradictory messages from a person who is very powerful

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("double bind" is a kind of...):

dilemma; quandary (state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options)

Domain category:

psychological science; psychology (the science of mental life)