folie
1
9.9
- noun
- /foʊˈli/
- Specialized
:
folie
- In psychiatry, a folie often manifests as an unusual bond between two individuals sharing the same delusion.
- folie à deux
Examples
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They were a circular folie à deux.
Fiction book (1990) -
This threat has serious effects on the relationship between refugees and relief workers, involving both in a folie à deux.
Academic text (1990) -
There are variations for the folie a deux.
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Or had some hysterical folie gripped them?
Fiction book (1997) -
But a lot of them wake up to find that what they thought was love was what the French call a folie à deux.
Blog text (10) -
Just as there is a "folie à deux," there is a "folie à millions."
Academic text (1999) -
A folie à deux.
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The greatest danger is that they will not be telling in their impact: "Madame Durut became almost insane and, shuddering extravagantly, said some of those mad things, folies, which can only grow cold in the telling; we will omit them and pass on to the rest of the conversation" (I, 17).
Academic text (1990) -
The couple's intense attachment was labeled a folie by their therapist, as they exhibited identical irrational beliefs.
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Understanding folie can help mental health professionals address the unique challenges of shared psychotic experiences.
Synonyms
20
3.3
A condition that causes problems with thinking, feeling, or behaving
18
4.1
A problem that makes someone feel worried or emotionally upset
3
4.6
A condition that changes a person's thoughts, feelings, or behavior and causes problems in life
1
6.1
A problem in a person's mind that affects thinking or feeling
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
1
9.9
A rare mental illness where two people who are close, like partners or siblings, share the same false beliefs
How Severe
- Specialized
52
8.7
129
3.1
- Specialized
449
4.3
- Specialized
1
9.9
- Specialized
18
4.1
19
4.4
Surface Forms
Etymology
Folie comes from French and means 'madness' or 'foolishness'. It goes back to the Latin word follis meaning 'bag' or 'bellows', a word that gave the image of something 'empty' or 'puffed up', and the same root is in English folly, so folie came to mean strange or unreasonable thinking used for a mental disorder.