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Meaning of "double bind" in the English dictionary

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DOUBLE BIND

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Double bind is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DOUBLE BIND MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Double bind

A double bind is an emotionally distressing dilemma in communication in which an individual receives two or more conflicting messages, and one message negates the other. This creates a situation in which a successful response to one message results in a failed response to the other, so that the person will automatically be wrong regardless of response. The double bind occurs when the person cannot confront the inherent dilemma, and therefore can neither resolve it nor opt out of the situation. Double bind theory was first described by Gregory Bateson and his colleagues in the 1950s. Double binds are often utilized as a form of control without open coercion—the use of confusion makes them both difficult to respond to as well as to resist. A double bind generally includes different levels of abstraction in the order of messages and these messages can either be stated explicitly or implicitly within the context of the situation, or they can be conveyed by tone of voice or body language. Further complications arise when frequent double binds are part of an ongoing relationship to which the person or group is committed.

Definition of double bind in the English dictionary

The definition of double bind in the dictionary is a situation of conflict from which there is no escape; unresolvable dilemma.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DOUBLE BIND

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double bass
double bassoon
double bed
double bedroom
double bill
double bluff
double boiler
double bond
double bounce
double bridle
double chin
double coconut
double concerto
double consonant
double cream

WORDS THAT END LIKE DOUBLE BIND

behind
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find
have in the wind
hopbind
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mind
misbind
one-of-a-kind
prebind
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Sind
spellbind
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upbind
wind

Synonyms and antonyms of double bind in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «double bind» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DOUBLE BIND

Find out the translation of double bind to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of double bind from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «double bind» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

双重困境
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

doble vínculo
570 millions of speakers

English

double bind
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पसोपेश
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مأزق مزدوج
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

двойное послание
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

double bind
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দ্বি বন্ধন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

double bind
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mengikat ganda
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

double bind
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ダブルバインド
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

이중 구속
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kaping pindho
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ràng buộc đôi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இரட்டை பிணைப்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दुहेरी बांधणी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Çift bağ
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

doppio legame
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

podwójnego wiązania
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

подвійне послання
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

dublu bind
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

διπλό δεσμεύουν
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

double bind
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

double bind
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

double bind
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of double bind

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DOUBLE BIND»

The term «double bind» is regularly used and occupies the 76.816 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DOUBLE BIND» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about double bind

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DOUBLE BIND»

Discover the use of double bind in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to double bind and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Double Bind
From the Trade Paperback edition.
Chris Bohjalian, 2008
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Beyond the Double Bind: Women and Leadership
Examining the social constraints and "Catch-22s" that block the success of women no matter what roles they play, the author offers guidelines for dealing with the obstacles set up by society and condemns the victim feminism of many current ...
Kathleen Hall Jamieson, 1995
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Double-consciousness/double Bind: Theoretical Issues in ...
In this provocative study of major twentieth century African-American writers and critics, Sandra Adell takes an unprecedented look at the relationship between black literature and criticism and the complex ensemble of Western literature, ...
Sandra Adell, 1994
4
Reading Kristeva: Unraveling the Double-bind
Explores the complex theories of the French philosopher and psychoanalyst Julia Kristeva. This is a feminist interpretation of Kristeva's work.
Kelly Oliver, 1993
5
Khrushchev's double bind: international pressures and ...
Richter marshalls impressive evidence in support of this interpretation. The work is systematic, persuasive, and larded with new information from archives, memoirs and other new sources."--Jack Snyder, Columbia University
James G. Richter, 1994
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Multiculturalism's Double-Bind: Creating Inclusivity, ...
This volume will appeal to scholars across a range of disciplines, including migration and ethnicity, social and cultural anthropology, Irish studies and sociology.
Dr John Nagle, 2012
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The Pattern of the Double-Bind in Mormonism: An Enigma
This book is the culmination of a twenty-year odyssey, a personal quest for a solution to an unknown problem that had become emotionally and intellectually intolerable for the author.
Marion Stricker, 2000
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Double day, double bind: women garment workers
This is a book about class, ethnicity and gender not as fixed an abstract categories but as lived and living relationships between people - including the author." - Sheila Rowbotham, author of Hidden History
Charlene Gannagé, 1986
9
Double bind: escaping the contradictory demands of manhood
Drawing on Dr. Cooper's experience as a professional counselor to men, Double Bind first explores the most prevalent double binds men face today - including the crucial Identity Double Bind - and points to a proven path for resolving each ...
Rod Cooper, 1996
10
Women, Love and Learning: The Double Bind
This book tells the story of a generation of American and Australian women who embodied - and challenged - the prescriptions of their times.
Alison Mackinnon, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DOUBLE BIND»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term double bind is used in the context of the following news items.
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Somaliland:It's time to redraw the world's very unequal knowledge …
Researchers in the global south are caught in a double bind. They are rewarded for publishing in “international” journals in several ways: ... «SomalilandPress, Jul 15»
2
The Long History of the Rhetoric Around Rape and Race
The result of this double bind was another double harm: to those men who were disproportionately accused of rape because of their racial or ... «Pacific Standard, Jul 15»
3
Edmonton visit as disappointing as most modern art
The gallery guide noted the “double bind” of modern art: “Postmodernism both succeeds and follows Modernism. The inter-relationship of the ... «Daily Sparks Tribune, Jul 15»
4
Richard Mize: Fair housing ruling lost amid furor
... Supreme Court in its ruling warned the federal government not to “put housing authorities and private developers in a double bind of liability, ... «NewsOK.com, Jul 15»
5
Make tech's disrupters fix their own diversity problem
For women with young children, there is a double bind: the caring responsibilities that make it hard to juggle work and family make it harder to ... «Financial Times, Jul 15»
6
The Regulatory Quagmire Of Treatments For Sickle Cell Disease
I hate having physicians (and patients) placed unnecessarily in this kind of regulatory double bind, with following procedures taking years and ... «Forbes, Jul 15»
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Developers: Beware of Disparate Impact After Supreme Court Ruling
... not decree a particular vision of urban development and it does not put housing authorities and private developers in a double bind of liability ... «JD Supra, Jul 15»
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Tom Hardy's Upcoming Movie 'Legend' Gets New Poster
This is the paradox of the double bind, right? 'Cause I love the military. It would be a gross act of f-king negligence, spiritually, to go and get on ... «Design & Trend, Jul 15»
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Demons of War: A Silent Killer of Soldiers: Moral Injury
Following the work of Gregory Bateson, mimetic theory calls the message to “be moral, but don't be moral” a double bind. It's a situation in ... «Patheos, Jun 15»
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HangarBicocca names blockbuster line-up for new exhibition …
Currently on show at the gallery's main Navate space is a retrospective of Juan Muñoz's most significant works including 'Double Bind', which ... «wallpaper.com, Jun 15»

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