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folie à deux
[ fo-lee uh doo; French faw-lee a dœ ]
noun
, Psychiatry.
, plural fo·lies à deux [fo-, leez, , uh, , doo, faw-lee z, a, , dœ].
- the sharing of delusional ideas by two people who are closely associated.
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
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Word History and Origins
Origin of folie à deux1
Borrowed into English from French around 1890–95
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Word History and Origins
Origin of folie à deux1
French: madness involving two (people)
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