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folie à deux

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. folie à deux (noun)
  2. folie de grandeur (foreign term)

fo·lie à deux

noun
\fȯ-lē-ä-ˈdœ, ˌfä-lē-ˌä-ˈdə(r)\

Definition of FOLIE À DEUX

: the presence of the same or similar delusional ideas in two persons closely associated with one another

Origin of FOLIE À DEUX

French, literally, double madness
First Known Use: circa 1892

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