folie à deux
noun
fo·lie à deux
fȯ-lē-ä-ˈdœ 
ˌfä-lē-ˌä-ˈdər
ˌfä-lē-ˌä-ˈdər
-ˈdə
: the presence of the same or similar delusional ideas in two persons closely associated with one another
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There's a moment late in the play when Hinkypunk's Solange gets a glimpse beyond her folie a deux, recognizes the inevitability of what's to come next for her and her little sister, and gives in to it.
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Tony Adler, Chicago Reader, 27 June 2018
The term folie a deux refers to two individuals who plan and commit crimes that neither would concoct on their own — the basis for (fact-based) movies like Hitchcock’s Rope, or Peter Jackson’s Heavenly Creatures.
—Gary Thompson, Philly.com, 7 Mar. 2018
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Tony Adler, Chicago Reader, 27 June 2018
The term folie a deux refers to two individuals who plan and commit crimes that neither would concoct on their own — the basis for (fact-based) movies like Hitchcock’s Rope, or Peter Jackson’s Heavenly Creatures.
—Gary Thompson, Philly.com, 7 Mar. 2018
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“Folie à deux.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/folie%20%C3%A0%20deux. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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