[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 17 Nov. 2025.
The Chicago Manual of Style (Chicago Style)
The Effin’ Word, s.v. “idee fixe”, accessed November 17, 2025, https://effinwords.com/dictionary/idee-fixe.
American Psychological Association (APA Style)
The Effin’ Word. (n.d.). Idee fixe. In The Effin’ Word. Retrieved November 17, 2025, from https://effinwords.com/dictionary/idee-fixe