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FOLIE A DEUX

• FOLIE A DEUX (noun)
The noun FOLIE A DEUX has 1 sense:

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

Familiarity information: FOLIE A DEUX used as a noun is very rare.

• FOLIE A DEUX (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("folie a deux" is a kind of...):

disturbance; folie; mental disorder; mental disturbance; psychological disorder ((psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a more neutral term than mental illness)

"Without sleep, no health."
(English proverb)
"Walking slowly, even the donkey will reach Lhasa."
(Bhutanese proverb)
"Avoid what will require an apology."
(Arabic proverb)
"Do not hide your light under a bushel"
(Danish proverb)

Useful links:
Definition of mental disturbance
Pronunciation of disturbance
Definition of mental disorder
Pronunciation of psychological disorder
Definition of folie

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