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单词 folie à deux
释义

folie à deux

noun

fo·​lie à deux fȯ-lē-ä-ˈdœ How to pronounce folie à deux (audio)
ˌfä-lē-ˌä-ˈdər,
-ˈdə How to pronounce folie à deux (audio)
: the presence of the same or similar delusional ideas in two persons closely associated with one another

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web There's a moment late in the play when Hinkypunk's Solange gets a glimpse beyond her folie a deux, recognizes the inevitability of what's to come next for her and her little sister, and gives in to it. Tony Adler, Chicago Reader, 27 June 2018 The term folie a deux refers to two individuals who plan and commit crimes that neither would concoct on their own — the basis for (fact-based) movies like Hitchcock’s Rope, or Peter Jackson’s Heavenly Creatures. Gary Thompson, Philly.com, 7 Mar. 2018

Word History

Etymology

French, literally, double madness

First Known Use

circa 1892, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

folie à deux

noun

-(ˌ)ä-ˈdœ̅, -ˈdə
plural folies à deux
ˌfō-ˈlē(z)-(ˌ)ä-
: the presence of the same or similar delusional ideas in two persons closely associated with one another
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