noun
double bind
A psychological term for a situation where a person receives conflicting messages, making a satisfactory response impossible. Used in both clinical and everyday contexts.
彼の指示はダブルバインドで、どう動いても怒られる。
His instructions are a double bind; no matter what I do, I get scolded.
Variant spelling with interpunct, sometimes used for clarity or in formal contexts.
Borrowed from English 'double bind', a term coined by Gregory Bateson in the 1950s to describe a particular communication dilemma.