[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.
Cite this Entry
Modern Language Association (MLA Style)
“Idee fixe.” The Effin’ Word, The Effin’ Word, https://effinwords.com/dictionary/idee-fixe. Accessed 4 June 2023.
The Chicago Manual of Style (Chicago Style)
The Effin’ Word, s.v. “idee fixe”, accessed June 4, 2023, https://effinwords.com/dictionary/idee-fixe.
American Psychological Association (APA Style)
The Effin’ Word. (n.d.). Idee fixe. In The Effin’ Word. Retrieved June 4, 2023, from https://effinwords.com/dictionary/idee-fixe