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Mr. Tom Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

folie de doute [equivalent in English]

Hi

Could you please tell me if the French word folie de doute has any suitable equivalent in English?

Thanks,

Tom
  

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Do you mean 'du' rather than 'de'? How about 'pathological indecisiveness'? com/medical/folie%20du%20doute Clive

— Clive

  • Do you mean 'du' rather than 'de'?
  • How about 'pathological indecisiveness'?
  • com/medical/folie%20du%20doute Clive
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Do you mean 'du' rather than 'de'?

How about 'pathological indecisiveness'?
http://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/folie%20du%20doute

Clive
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Hi

Alternatively, if you went to an English speaking doctor or therapist, they might diagnose Anxious (or Avoidant) Personality Disorder. It doesn't have quite the 'indecisive' meaning of the French phrase but it means that the patient avoids certain common situations because they become obsessed with fear and doubt about the situation

It is recognised by UK and US medicine and
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