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folie à deux

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

noun

Psychiatry.
plural folies à deux
  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
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of folie à deux1

Borrowed into English from French around 1890–95
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of folie à deux1

French: madness involving two (people)
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In October, the Burbank studio’s highly anticipated “Joker: Folie à Deux” was a dud, falling far short of expectations despite a reported budget of at least $190 million before marketing.

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The tour will hit only major cities, and at the moment, there are no Los Angeles shows on the docket — perhaps because the “Joker: Folie à Deux” actor is already playing two headliner dates in April at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio.

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Madame Web picked up the award for worst picture, screenplay and actress for its star Dakota Johnson, while Joker: Folie à Deux also collected two awards.

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From the suicide-by-head-hitting-table-repeatedly in “Longlegs” to the human-faced xenomorph that emerges in “Alien: Romulus” to Arthur’s killer slicing up his own face at the end of “Joker: Folie à Deux,” this was the year body horror went mainstream.

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Two highly anticipated films — the musical “Joker: Folie a Deux” as well as “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” — underperformed.

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