fixed idea en · NOUN
Etymology
Calque of French idée fixe.
Meanings
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An idée fixe, an obsession, a fixation.
[I]t was systemic, directed by Washington and signaling a rapprochement between the Americans and Havana, the imminence of which was a fixed idea among Miami Cubans.
1987, Joan Didion, Miami, Granta, published 2005, page 77:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| fixed ideas | Number=Plur | lexicographic |