double bind

英 美
  • 进退两难之境
  • bind v.捆绑;装订;约束;强迫;团结n.窘境
  • double adj.双重的;成双的;两倍的v.翻一番;使...加倍n.两倍;双份
Noun:
  1. (psychology) an unresolvable dilemma; situation in which a person receives contradictory messages from a person who is very powerful