folie
Americannoun
plural
foliesEtymology
Origin of folie
First recorded in 1795–1805
Example Sentences
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In psychiatry there is a condition known as folie à deux, which describes how two people share a psychosis.
From Salon • Jun. 21, 2019
In the ideal production, it creates the sense of fire meeting fire in a folie à deux between two ill-matched yet inexorably bound lovers.
From New York Times • Apr. 17, 2019
A folie à deux is a forgivable response to the rigors of middle school.
From The New Yorker • Feb. 8, 2019
Some have suggested their relationship was a classic folie a deux, a shared psychosis in which a delusional belief is transferred from one person to another.
From BBC • May 16, 2017
In 1828 he published a work De l'irritation et de la folie, and towards the end of his life he attracted large audiences by his lectures on phrenology.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" by Various
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