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double bind
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
double bind noun
plural double binds
double bind
noun
plural double binds
Learner's definition of DOUBLE BIND
[count]
: a very difficult situation that has no good solution两难境地 — usually singular通常用单数
- He finds himself caught in a double bind: By doing his job, he could end up hurting his family.他发现自己进退两难：若执行自己的工作，结果可能伤害到家人。
double bind
noun
: a psychological predicament in which a person receives from a single source conflicting messages that allow no appropriate response to be made
broadly : dilemma sense 1
Example Sentences
the double bind faced by every politician: responding to scurrilous charges only gives them unwarranted publicity; not responding to such charges is often interpreted as an admission of guilt
Recent Examples on the Web Cold chains present a double bind; both their absence and their presence have huge ecological costs. 
Nicola Twilley, The New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2022 However well known, the double bind is stubbornly persistent—and in some cases getting worse. Maria Aspan, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2022 Caught in the double bind of toxic masculinity and a racist revolving-door carceral system, where does the buck stop? New York Times, 10 June 2022 Compounded by the expectation that Black women are expected to ceaselessly perform labor for society’s comfort or entertainment, famous athletes like Osaka and the Williams sisters are in a double bind due to their notoriety and talent. SELF, 8 May 2022 This double bind can be a cause for friction yet is avoidable. Dr. Ruth Gotian, Forbes, 21 Sep. 2021 Two statements that represent a terrific double bind—a rope thrown by one black woman to constrict another, that surely ends up constricting them both. Zadie Smith, The New York Review of Books, 27 Feb. 2020 Shaving is somewhat of a double bind for trans girls. Sessi Kuwabara Blanchard, Allure, 30 June 2021 Febos added that the likeability trap places girls in a double bind where they are expected to manage their reputation and maintain purity, yet please everyone. Kyv Editorial Staff, NBC News, 25 May 2021 See More
Nicola Twilley, The New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2022 However well known, the double bind is stubbornly persistent—and in some cases getting worse. Maria Aspan, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2022 Caught in the double bind of toxic masculinity and a racist revolving-door carceral system, where does the buck stop? New York Times, 10 June 2022 Compounded by the expectation that Black women are expected to ceaselessly perform labor for society’s comfort or entertainment, famous athletes like Osaka and the Williams sisters are in a double bind due to their notoriety and talent. SELF, 8 May 2022 This double bind can be a cause for friction yet is avoidable. Dr. Ruth Gotian, Forbes, 21 Sep. 2021 Two statements that represent a terrific double bind—a rope thrown by one black woman to constrict another, that surely ends up constricting them both. Zadie Smith, The New York Review of Books, 27 Feb. 2020 Shaving is somewhat of a double bind for trans girls. Sessi Kuwabara Blanchard, Allure, 30 June 2021 Febos added that the likeability trap places girls in a double bind where they are expected to manage their reputation and maintain purity, yet please everyone. Kyv Editorial Staff, NBC News, 25 May 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
1956, in the meaning defined above
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