folie à trois

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English

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Etymology

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From French folie à trois (madness of three (people)).

Noun

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folie à trois (uncountable)

  1. (psychiatry) A form of shared psychotic disorder in which three individuals have the same or similar delusional beliefs, usually by transference.
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French

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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folie à trois f (plural folies à trois)

  1. folie à trois