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English > 1 sense of the expression folie a deux:
NOUNstatefolie a deuxthe simultaneous occurrence of symptoms of a mental disorder (as delusions) in two persons who are closely related (as siblings or man and wife)
English > folie a deux: 1 sense > noun 1, state
MeaningThe simultaneous occurrence of symptoms of a mental disorder (as delusions) in two persons who are closely related (as siblings or man and wife).
Broadermental disorder, mental disturbance, disturbance, psychological disorder, folie(psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion