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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But his absolute obsession with Marilyn Monroe differentiates him from others.—
Jim Clash,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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But the obsession goes gruesomely awry.—
Maureen Dowd,
Mercury News,
18 June 2026
Noun
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An OnlyFans fetish creator, who recorded herself as a 56-year-old client wrapped in Saran wrap suffocated, has been sentenced to four years in prison for the man’s death.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
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Just the extent to which Friedkin and former undercover cop Randy Jurgensen, who served as an advisor, immersed themselves in the gay fetish milieu while developing the project makes for juicy insights.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
6 June 2026
Noun
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Presidential campaign pinbacks rank among the most popular items for button collectors, who tend to have their own fixations.—
A.D. Quig,
Chicago Tribune,
17 June 2026
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But the cowgirl refuses to believe Bonnie’s new tech fixation is more than just a phase.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
16 June 2026
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“Idée fixe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/id%C3%A9e%20fixe. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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