Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun double_bind

1 sense of double bind

Sense 1
double bind -- ((psychology) an unresolvable dilemma; situation in which a person receives contradictory messages from a person who is very powerful)
       => dilemma, quandary -- (state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options)