folie a deux

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the simultaneous occurrence of symptoms of a mental disorder (as delusions) in two persons who are closely related (as siblings or man and wife)
folie à deux
A rare syndrome in which a symptom of psychosis (particularly a paranoid or delusional belief) is transmitted from one person to another
folie a deux

    Silbentrennung

    fo·lie a deux

    Aussprache

    Etymologie

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