double binds

A form of double bind — A dilemma in which someone receives contradictory instructions and cannot act on either.

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of double bind
Cite this entry
APA

double binds. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/double%20binds

MLA

“double binds.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/double%20binds. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “double binds,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/double%20binds.

Source: double binds on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.