DOUBLE BIND


Meaning of DOUBLE BIND in English

(~s)

If you are in a ~, you are in a very difficult situation, because whatever decision you make will have bad results.

Women are caught in a ~, marginalised in the community if they are not wives and mothers, under excessive pressure to be perfect if they are.

= catch 22

N-COUNT: usu sing

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