folie du doute


fo·lie du doute

(dū-dūt), obsolete term for an excessive doubting about all the affairs of life and a morbid scrupulousness concerning minutiae. [Fr. from doubt]
A manifestation of obsessive-compulsive disorder in which the person is constantly checking to see if he/she has performed a particular (compulsive) act

fo·lie du doute

(fō-lē' dū dūt) An excessive doubting about all the affairs of life and a morbid scrupulousness concerning minutiae. [Fr. from doubt]