A condition in which symptoms of a mental disorder, such as the same delusional beliefs or ideas, occur simultaneously in two individuals who share a close relationship or association.
[French : folie, madness + à, between + deux, two.]
folie à deux
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fo·lie à deux (fô-lē' ä dœ', fŏl'ē)  |
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(fô-lē' ä dœ', fŏl'ē)
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n.
A condition in which symptoms of a mental disorder, occur simultaneously in two individuals who share a close relationship or association.
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #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)
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