Meaning Of The Word Double bind

Real Dictionary

What's the definition of Double bind? Find Double bind meanings, definitions and more at the Real Dictionary online.

Double bind Meaning

Double bind Definition
Double bind Definition

What's The Definition Of Double bind?

double bind
If you are in a double bind, you are in a very difficult situation, because whatever decision you make will have bad results.

double bind in American English
a situation in which a person is faced with contradictory demands or expectations, so that any action taken will appear to be wrong
noun: a situation in which a person is given conflicting cues, esp. by a parent, such that to obey one cue is to disobey the other

double bind in British English
noun: a situation of conflict from which there is no escape; unresolvable dilemma

More Definitions

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Definitions Of The Day

  • Plasticize ‐ to make or become plastic; to render or become…
  • Microbalance ‐ an extremely sensitive balance, used to weigh…
  • Flypaper ‐ a sticky or poisonous paper set out to catch or…
  • Anesthetic to ‐ incapable of feeling or…
  • Absence ‐ the condition of being absent, or away; noun:…
  • Be a sore point with someone ‐ if a particular subject is a sore point with someone…
  • Lime green ‐ adjective: of a moderate greenish-yellow colour…
  • Overpitch ‐ verb: to bowl (a ball) so that it pitches too…
  • Protomorphic ‐ adjective: having a primitive character or structure…
  • Ingress ‐ the act of entering; noun: the act of going in…