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noun

a persistent or obsessing idea, often delusional, that can, in extreme form, be a symptom of psychosis.

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Origin of fixed idea

First recorded in 1820–30
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British Dictionary definitions for fixed idea

fixed idea

noun

an idea, esp one of an obsessional nature, that is persistently maintained and not subject to changeAlso: idée fixe
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medicine definitions for fixed idea

fixed idea

n.

An often unreasonable idea or feeling that persists despite evidence to the contrary or efforts to ignore it; an obsession.idée fixe
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