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folie à deux [¦fō·lē ä ¦du̇] (psychology) Identical or similar mental disorders affecting two individuals, usually members of the same family living together. Also known as shared paranoid delusion. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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With the Sutter Home, Trinchero, Montevina, Trinity Oaks, Folie a Deux and the nonalcoholic Fre labels already in its fold, Trinchero Family Estates has announced its purchase of Napa Cellars. Yet this frisky folie a deux hits the rocks when Carpenter's bisexuality emerges and Crane, whose out-of-control sexual proclivities become publicly known, attempts to reboot his flagging career. In what the French call folie a deux, there is a patterned situation whereby two individuals--one of whom is psychologically stronger--become so involved with one another that the stronger of the two greatly influences the other's belief system (often a delusion of some kind). |
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