idées fixes

noun

plural of idée fixe
as in obsessions
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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obsessions
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  • It’s been a long journey of taking note of current events, including where the world is going, as well as people’s obsessions and fears.
    — Laura Zornosa, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Despite the lavish visuals of the series’ foray into medieval Hungary, the connection between Báthory and Lizzie is thin at best, mostly coming off as an excuse for Murphy to write in his own obsessions into the show.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
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“Idées fixes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/id%C3%A9es%20fixes. Accessed 8 Oct. 2026.

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