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double bind
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.
double bind
noun
- a situation of conflict from which there is no escape; unresolvable dilemma
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Word History and Origins
Origin of double bind1
An Americanism dating back to 1955–60
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Example Sentences
In the meantime, many restaurant workers are still in a double bind.
From Vox
In recognition of this double bind, many state and local jurisdictions have adopted “ban the box” laws that prohibit asking candidates at the start of a hiring process about past arrests, charges or incarceration history.
From Washington Post
That conflict aptly demonstrated the GOP's awkward "double bind," as Matthew Continetti put it in at the Weekly Standard.
From The Daily Beast
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