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folie à trois

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.00 in modern English

Syllables
folie a trois
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Uncountable

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Phrases

folie à deux

Frequently Paired Words

folie à deux

Questions

What does folie à trois mean?
A form of shared psychotic disorder in which three individuals have the same or similar delusional beliefs, usually by transference.
Where does folie à trois come from?
It is traced to French.

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