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folie de grandeur

[ French faw-leeduhgrahn-dœr ]

noun

, Psychiatry.
, plural fo·lies de gran·deur [faw-leed, uh, g, r, ah, n, -, dœr].
  1. a delusion of grandeur; megalomania.


folie de grandeur

/ fɔli də ɡrɑ̃dœr /

noun

  1. delusions of grandeur
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Word History and Origins

Origin of folie de grandeur1

From French
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Word History and Origins

Origin of folie de grandeur1

literally: madness of grandeur

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