double bind
Definitions
A dilemma in which someone receives contradictory instructions and cannot act on either.
Equivalents
Françaisdouble bind
Examples
“She is deciding, right then and there, if she wants to be seen naked on the internet, forever, an object of desire as well as derision. […] In a sense⟳, as Angel notes, the scene dramatizes “the double⟳ bind⟳ in which women exist⟳: that saying no may be difficult, but so too is saying yes.””
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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