folie à deux

[ fo-lee uh doo; French faw-lee a dœ ]

noun

, Psychiatry.

, plural fo·lies à deux [fo-, leez, , uh, , doo, faw-lee z, a, , dœ].

1. the sharing of delusional ideas by two people who are closely associated.

folie à deux

/ ˈfɒlɪ æ ˈdɜː /

noun

1. psychiatry mental illness occurring simultaneously in two intimately related persons who share some of the elements of the illness, such as delusions

Word History and Origins

Origin of folie à deux¹

Borrowed into English from French around 1890–95

Word History and Origins

Origin of folie à deux¹

French: madness involving two (people)

Example Sentences

If “Joker: Folie à Deux” showed us anything, it’s that there can be blissful magic even when two sociopaths fall in love.

From Los Angeles Times

Among the titles that have our writing staff stoked: “Gladiator II,” “Wicked,” “Joker: Folie à Deux,” “Blitz,” “Anora,” “We Live in Time” and “The Apprentice.”

From Los Angeles Times

Among the titles that have our writing staff stoked: “Gladiator II,” “Wicked,” “Joker: Folie à Deux,” “Blitz,” “Anora,” “We Live in Time” and “The Apprentice.”

From Los Angeles Times

Carvey's Biden appeared twice in the sketch, both times as misleadingly edited asides — one of which was revealed to be a wandering review of "Joker: Folie à Deux."

From Salon

Simply, "Joker: Folie à Deux" has a flagrant Harley Quinn problem and not even Gaga's performance can mend it.

From Salon