folie à deux

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Definition of folie à deux in English English dictionary

A rare syndrome in which a symptom of psychosis (particularly a paranoid or delusional belief) is transmitted from one person to another

Related Terms

folie a deux

the simultaneous occurrence of symptoms of a mental disorder (as delusions) in two persons who are closely related (as siblings or man and wife)

Hyphenation

fo·lie à deux

Etymology

() French folie à deux, "madness of two (people)".