"fixed idea" meaning in English

See fixed idea in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: fixed ideas [plural]
Etymology: Calque of French idée fixe. Etymology templates: {{clq|en|fr|idée fixe}} Calque of French idée fixe Head templates: {{en-noun}} fixed idea (plural fixed ideas)
  1. An idée fixe, an obsession.
    Sense id: en-fixed_idea-en-noun-XBFtYc5X Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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