Term: double bind: (psychology) an unresolvable dilemma; situation in which a person receives contradictory messages from a person who is very powerful
Candidate hypernym: dilemma: state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options → 1
Candidate hypernym: hybrid tuberous begonia: any of numerous hybrid begonias having tuberous roots and variously colored flowers → 0
Candidate hypernym: campanile: a bell tower; usually stands alone unattached to a building → 0
Candidate hypernym: photometer: measuring instrument for measuring the luminous intensity of a source by comparing it (visually or photoelectrically) with a standard source → 0
Candidate hypernym: western pasqueflower: of western North America → 0
Candidate hypernym: vaccination: the scar left following inoculation with a vaccine → 0
Candidate hypernym: noon: the middle of the day → 0
Candidate hypernym: underseller: a seller that sells at a lower price than others do → 0
Candidate hypernym: pteris: large genus of terrestrial ferns of tropics and subtropics; sometimes placed in family Polypodiaceae → 0
Candidate hypernym: student center: a center for student activities at a college or university → 0
Candidate hypernym: socket: receptacle where something (a pipe or probe or end of a bone) is inserted → 0