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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It’s inspired by Italian poet Petrarch and his lifelong obsession with Laura.—
Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle,
Forbes.com,
13 July 2025
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Now watch Renee Rapp's 10-minute routine for a night out: Shop all of our latest obsessions in one place!—
Angela Trakoshis,
Allure,
11 July 2025
Noun
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Most recently, the former clowned the latter for his alleged bedroom fetishes on Tuesday.—
Mackenzie Cummings-Grady,
Billboard,
15 May 2025
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Jack’s fetish for suits put me in mind of his early experience grading spinach.—
Cree LeFavour,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
Noun
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That was a shift from how Democrats talked about the Epstein story after his death in prison — as a Republican fixation.—
Shelby Talcott,
semafor.com,
14 July 2025
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Fashion’s ongoing fixation for tennis provided the best environment for Ellesse to reclaim its authenticity.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
9 July 2025
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“Idée fixe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/id%C3%A9e%20fixe. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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