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Folie a Deux

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the simultaneous occurrence of symptoms of a mental disorder (as delusions) in two persons who are closely related (as siblings or man and wife)

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Folie a Deuxes
possessive
Folie a Deux's
pluralpossessive
Folie a Deuxes'

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the simultaneous occurrence of symptoms of a mental disorder (as delusions) in two persons who are closely related (as siblings or man and wife)

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