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单词 double bind
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double bind

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noun

Psychology. a situation in which a person is given conflicting cues, especially by a parent, such that to obey one cue is to disobey the other.
dilemma (def. 1).

Origin of double bind

An Americanism dating back to 1955–60

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH double bind

double bind , double-blind

Words nearby double bind

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British Dictionary definitions for double bind

double bind

noun

a situation of conflict from which there is no escape; unresolvable dilemma
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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