Associations to the word «Folie»

Wiktionary

FOLIE À DEUX, noun. (psychiatry) A rare syndrome in which a symptom of psychosis (particularly a paranoid or delusional belief) is transmitted from one person to another.
FOLIE DE GRANDEUR, noun. Delusion of grandeur

Dictionary definition

FOLIE, noun. (psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a more neutral term than mental illness.

Wise words

Since a politician never believes what he says, he is quite surprised to be taken at his word.
Charles de Gaulle