idée fixe
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idée fixe
- /ˌiː.deɪ ˈfiːks/
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French idée fixe (literally “fixed idea”).
noun idées fixes · idee fixe
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An idea dominating the mind and maintained despite evidence to the contrary; (loosely), an obsession.
“There is the condition which the modern French psychologists have called the ‘idée fixe,’ which may be trifling in character, and accompanied by complete sanity in every other way. A man who had read deeply about Napoleon, or who had possibly received some hereditary family injury through the great
Similar: fixed idea
- A recurring musical theme; a leitmotif. a definite musical figure, called the 'idée fixe,' unifying the work throughout by its constant reappearance in various aspects and surroundings
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noun idea dominating the mind
| Español | piñón fijo, idea fija |
|---|---|
| Français | idée fixe, marotte |
| Italiano | idea fissa |
| Ελληνικά | έμμονη ιδέα émmoni idéa |
| Română | idee fixă |
| Русский | иде́я фикс idéja fiks, иде́я-фикс idéja-fiks, идефи́кс idɛfíks |
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