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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This is not manufactured, like the DeSantis administration’s obsession with bogus fluoride studies or vaccine conspiracies.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
12 Mar. 2026
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Born blind and yearning for connection, his early obsession with the telephone sparks a subculture that shapes the future of hacking and technology.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
12 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The analog fetish is good for books.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
4 Mar. 2026
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The looping white steel of the glyph gave rise to a series of further glyphs, their high-gloss finish-fetish circular looping tubes being but a short step away from her colorful bent rectangular tubing.—
Gordon Hughes,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Here my experience as an athlete wasn’t an asset but a liability characterized by impatience and a fixation with hard work and agency.—
James Hibbard,
Literary Hub,
9 Mar. 2026
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In the modern commercial republic, the fixation turned to luxury rather than duty.—
Kenneth Andrew Andres Leonardo,
The Conversation,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Idée fixe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/id%C3%A9e%20fixe. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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