Associations to the word «Folie»

Wiktionary

FOLIE À DEUX, noun. (psychiatry) A rare syndrome in which a symptom of psychosis (particularly a paranoid or delusional belief) is transmitted from one person to another.
FOLIE DE GRANDEUR, noun. Delusion of grandeur

Dictionary definition

FOLIE, noun. (psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a more neutral term than mental illness.

Wise words

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