folie à deux
[ fo-leeuh-doo; French faw-leea-dœ ]
noun,plural fo·lies à deux [fo-leezuh-doo; French faw-lee za-dœ]. /fɒˈliz ə ˈdu; French fɔ li za ˈdœ/. Psychiatry.
the sharing of delusional ideas by two people who are closely associated.
Origin of folie à deux
1Borrowed into English from French around 1890–95
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British Dictionary definitions for folie à deux
folie à deux
/ (ˈfɒlɪ æ ˈdɜː) /
noun
psychiatry mental illness occurring simultaneously in two intimately related persons who share some of the elements of the illness, such as delusions
Origin of folie à deux
1French: madness involving two (people)
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