[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 22 Dec. 2024.

The Effin’ Word, s.v. “idee fixe”, accessed December 22, 2024, https://effinwords.com/dictionary/idee-fixe.

The Effin’ Word. (n.d.). Idee fixe. In The Effin’ Word. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://effinwords.com/dictionary/idee-fixe

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