double bind

noun

: a very difficult situation that has no good solution

Full Definition of DOUBLE BIND

: a psychological predicament in which a person receives from a single source conflicting messages that allow no appropriate response to be made; broadly : dilemma 2

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First Known Use of DOUBLE BIND

1956

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Synonyms: catch-22, dilemma, quandary

Rhymes with DOUBLE BIND

ax to grind, bear in mind, blow one's mind, bring to mind, color-blind, double-blind, drop behind, fall behind, gavelkind, gravel-blind, hoodman-blind, humankind, in a bind, mastermind, mortal mind, never mind, nonaligned, put in mind, single-blind, unaligned, undersigned, well-defined, womankind

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double bind

noun dou·ble bind \ˈdəb-əl-ˈbīnd\

Medical Definition of DOUBLE BIND

: a psychological predicament in which a person receives from a single source conflicting messages that allow no appropriate response to be made

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