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Double bind Moderate

Double bind has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

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Noun
1

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

2

A dilemma in which someone receives contradictory instructions and cannot act on either.

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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
dilemma
Rhyming Words
ind bind tind lind rind iind find kind mind sind hind wind poind teind ahind amind brind blind swind grind
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