folie a deux

fo·lie à deux

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fo-lee uh doo; French faw-lee a dœ]
- /fɒˈli ə ˈdu; French fɔ li a ˈdœ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fo-lee uh doo; French faw-lee a dœ]
- /fɒˈli ə ˈdu; French fɔ li a ˈdœ/

Definitions of folie a deux words

noun plural folie a deux the sharing of delusional ideas by two people who are closely associated. 1
noun folie a deux mental illness occurring simultaneously in two intimately related persons who share some of the elements of the illness, such as delusions 0
noun folie a deux a condition in which two closely associated people who are mentally ill share the same delusional beliefs 0
noun folie a deux (psychiatry) A rare syndrome in which a symptom of psychosis (particularly a paranoid or delusional belief) is transmitted from one person to another. 0

before 1890

One of the 20% newest English words

Borrowed into English from French around 1890-95

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