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double bind definition

☆ double bind

  1. a situation in which a person is faced with contradictory demands or expectations, so that any action taken will appear to be wrong
  2. dilemma (sense )

Etymology: see bind,

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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