fixed idea

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noun

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

Origin of fixed idea

First recorded in 1820–30

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Related Words for fixed idea

craziness, fascination, lunacy, rage, passion, frenzy, craze, enthusiasm, dementia, obsession, craving, fad, infatuation, desire, bee, partiality, aberration, hang-up, furor, fancy

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

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fixed idea in Medicine

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