double bind

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

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   psychology

Questions about double bind

What does double bind mean?

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

Is double bind a common word?

double bind is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.