as in obsession
something about which one is constantly thinking or concerned
had this bizarre idée fixe that people were spying on her with electromagnetic waves
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Recent Examples of idée fixe
This is perhaps why their partnership remains an idee fixe so many decades later.
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Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2021
Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for idée fixe
Noun
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David Foster celebrated his youngest with a party based on his son's latest obsession.—
Justine Fisher,
People.com,
7 Mar. 2025
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Fans have an obsession with the way Harmony pronounces Mark’s name throughout the series.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
7 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Only one of them has a fetish for the fetid stink of porta potties, but the other one has their weird kinks too.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
28 Jan. 2025
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But the pieces linked libidinal fetishes with consumerist ones, a truth whose relevance has only inflated.—
Max Lakin,
New York Times,
9 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Photograph by Adam Ferguson for TIME Central to Forrest’s pitch is a cutting dismissal of the corporate fixation on quarterly returns.—
Justin Worland,
TIME,
25 Feb. 2025
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Retroactive jealousy involves an unhealthy fixation with the partner’s former partners, which can lead to intrusive thoughts, insecurity, and even relationship problems.—
Dominique Fluker,
Essence,
18 Feb. 2025
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“Idée fixe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/id%C3%A9e%20fixe. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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