Paris syndrome en · NOUN
Meanings
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(uncountable) 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.
Moreover, his fantasy and idealization of Paris, characteristic of Paris syndrome, played a great part in his abnormal behaviors searching for his lost youth and love affaire.^([sic])
1998, Katada Tamami, “Reflexions on a case of Paris syndrome”, in Journal of the Nissei Hospital, volume 26, number 2, →ISSN, archived from the original on 30 Oct 2013:The Paris syndrome apparently affects only the Japanese and only when visiting Paris; women in their early thirties on their first international trip are particularly prone to the affliction.
2008, Barbara Mennel, “The city of love: Paris”, in Cities and Cinema, Routledge, →ISBN, The Paris syndrome, or the city of love, page 62:Paris Syndrome affects around 20 tourists a year, mostly Japanese, for some reason.
2010 March 26, Philip Hensher, “Parisians by Graham Robb: review”, in Telegraph.co.uk:
Translations (7)
ja パリ症候群 (psychological disorder) · it sindrome di Parisi (psychological disorder) · fr syndrome de Paris (psychological disorder) · cmn 巴黎綜合症 /巴黎综合症 (psychological disorder) · sv Parissyndrom (psychological disorder) · fi Pariisin syndrooma (psychological disorder) · pl syndrom paryski (psychological disorder)