Breadcrumb Home > Dictionary > Index D double bind: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: dou'ble bind' Pronunciation: [key] a situation in which a person is given conflicting cues, esp. by a parent, such that to obey one cue is to disobey the other. dilemma (def. 1). Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. double bill double-blind ✖ Related Content Daily Word Quiz: tendentious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language