folie à trois

English

Etymology

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

Noun

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.

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɔ.li a tʁwa/

Noun

folie à trois f (plural folies à trois)

  1. folie à trois
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