double bind

Noun
  1. (psychology) an unresolvable dilemma;
    Situation in which a person receives contradictory messages from a person who is very powerful (synset 105694077)
    referred to in: psychological science, psychology - the science of mental life
    is a type of: dilemma, quandary - state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options

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