Synonyms of idée fixe

idée fixe

noun

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• obsession
• fetish
• fixation
• fascination
• problem
• preoccupation
• enthusiasm
• mania
• fetich
• tendency
• prepossession
• inclination
• desire
• quirk
• compulsion
• complex
• monomania
• urge
• longing
• craving
• cacoëthes
• trip
• infatuation
• yearning
• penchant
• disposition
• pining
• appetite
• idiosyncrasy
• thirst
• hunger
• itch
• yen
• drive
• bent
• hang-up
• proclivity
• predisposition
• predilection
• passion
• lust
• propensity
• hankering
• partiality
• leaning

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• indifference
• disregard
• apathy
• nonchalance
• disinterestedness
• unconcern
• insouciance
• unconcernedness

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