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Definition of idée fixe noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

idée fixe

noun

NAmE//ˌideɪ ˈfiks//

(pl. idées fixes

NAmE//ˌideɪ ˈfiks//

) (from French)

an idea or desire that is so strong you cannot think about anything else

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