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Paris syndrome

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An alleged transient psychological disorder encountered by some people visiting or vacationing in Paris, France, resulting from shock at their discovery that Paris is not what they had expected it to be.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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  • Chinese Mandarin: 巴黎綜合症 /巴黎综合症 (Bālí zōnghézhèng) — psychological disorder
  • Finnish: Pariisin syndrooma — psychological disorder
  • French: syndrome de Paris — psychological disorder
  • Italian: sindrome di Parisi — psychological disorder
  • Japanese: パリ症候群 (Pari shōkōgun) — psychological disorder
  • Polish: syndrom paryski — psychological disorder
  • Swedish: Parissyndrom — psychological disorder