[ee-day-FEEKS]

noun

An idea that dominates the mind; a fixed idea; an obsession.

My neighbor dwelt on the idee fixe that the government wanted to castrate him so he killed his family and torched his house.


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Modern Language Association (MLA Style)

“Idee fixe.” The Effin’ Word, The Effin’ Word, https://effinwords.com/dictionary/idee-fixe. Accessed 11 July 2025.

The Effin’ Word, s.v. “idee fixe”, accessed July 11, 2025, https://effinwords.com/dictionary/idee-fixe.

The Effin’ Word. (n.d.). Idee fixe. In The Effin’ Word. Retrieved July 11, 2025, from https://effinwords.com/dictionary/idee-fixe


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