folie à deux

[fo-lee uh doo, faw-lee a dœ]

noun

Psychiatry.

plural

folies à deux 

1. the sharing of delusional ideas by two people who are closely associated.

folie à deux

/ ˈfɒlɪ æ ˈdɜː /

noun

1. psychiatry mental illness occurring simultaneously in two intimately related persons who share some of the elements of the illness, such as delusions

Word History and Origins

Origin of folie à deux¹

Borrowed into English from French around 1890–95

Word History and Origins

Origin of folie à deux¹

French: madness involving two (people)

Example Sentences

He also appeared on the big screen as Griphook, a goblin employed at the Gringotts Wizarding Bank, but that role will now be played for TV by Leigh Gill, who starred as Gary Puddles in Joker and its sequel, Joker: Folie à Deux.

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More recently, films focused on other DC characters such as 2023’s “Shazam! Fury of the Gods,” “The Flash” and last year’s “Joker: Folie à Deux” struggled at the box office.

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Films such as 2023’s “Shazam! Fury of the Gods,” “The Flash” and last year’s “Joker: Folie à Deux” struggled at the box office.

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Jackson came to think of it as a “folie à deux” murder, a term that means “madness of two” and refers to criminal duos whose members probably would not have done it solo.

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In October, the Burbank studio’s highly anticipated “Joker: Folie à Deux” was a dud, falling far short of expectations despite a reported budget of at least $190 million before marketing.

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