Etymology

folie du doute

Today it means: Pathological doubting about all affairs of life and indecisiveness in choice situations. Full definition →

French folie du doute
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  1. French · borrowed fromfolie du doute
  2. English todayfolie du doute

Borrowed from French folie du doute (literally “madness of doubt”).

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