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  [fo-lee uh doo; French faw-lee a dœ] /fɒˈli ə ˈdu; French fɔ li a ˈdœ/ noun, plural folies à deux [fo-leez uh doo; French faw-lee za dœ] /fɒˈliz ə ˈdu; French fɔ li za ˈdœ/ (Show IPA). Psychiatry. 1. the sharing of delusional ideas by two people who are closely associated. /ˈfɒlɪ æ ˈdɜː/ noun […]

• Folie-de-grandeur

  [French faw-leeduh grahn-dœr] /French fɔ lidə grɑ̃ˈdœr/ noun, plural folies de grandeur [French faw-leeduh grahn-dœr] /French fɔ lidə grɑ̃ˈdœr/ (Show IPA). Psychiatry. 1. a delusion of grandeur; megalomania. /fɔli də ɡrɑ̃dœr/ noun 1. delusions of grandeur noun delusions of grandeur Word Origin F.

• Folie du doute

  folie du doute (dü dōōt’, dōōt’) n. A mental disorder characterized by extreme indecision, especially concerning everyday matters, and a pathological preoccupation with minute details.

• Folies-bergere

  [French faw-lee ber-zher] /French fɔ li bɛrˈʒɛr/ noun 1. a Parisian music hall founded in 1869 and noted for the lavish spectacle and mildly risqué content of its entertainments.

• Foliicolous

  [foh-lee-ik-uh-luh s] /ˌfoʊ liˈɪk ə ləs/ adjective 1. growing on leaves, as certain liverworts. 2. parasitic on leaves, as certain fungi.

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