funambulism
📖 Definitions
noun
1. The act of walking on a rope between two points elevated from the ground.
2. The balancing act between contrasting situations, such as appeasing two groups with opposing views.
💬 Usage Examples
“There’s a fine line between those two ways of thinking, and DJs ... walk this tightrope skillfully. Call it musical funambulism.” Jason Bracelin; Mix It Up; Las Vegas Review-Journal (Nevada); Aug 2, 2012. “[The] US strategy has slid into total incoherence, drifting from a futile and deadly funambulism among the tribes of Afghanistan to propping up the Lebanese Army.” George Gilder; The Economics of Settlement; The American Spectator (Alexandria, Virginia); Jun 2011.