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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To dismiss concerns about it as some kind of partisan obsession.Ted Johnson, Deadline, 6 Jan. 2025
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Is this tied in at all with Rob’s obsession with historical accuracy?Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 6 Jan. 2025
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Pueblo artists sell their handiwork daily in the courtyard, and the center’s gift shop displays authentic Pueblo jewelry, pottery, clothing and textiles, fetishes, and more.Chadd Scott, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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Suddenly adrift following the disappearance of her sleazy father, Yasmin starts a relationship with Henry Muck — an aristocrat with a urine fetish.Louis Staples, Rolling Stone, 23 Dec. 2024
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This fixation is a pity, since opera, like any art form, thrives on debate, disagreement, the back-and-forth of the public sphere.Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
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Smith’s fixation this time around was on pushing Harper Stern (Myha’la) into moreso muted clothing with a non-threatening color palette.Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 22 Dec. 2024
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“Idée fixe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/id%C3%A9e%20fixe. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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