idée fixe
An idea dominating the mind and maintained despite evidence to the contrary;, an obsessionAn idea dominating the mind and maintained despite evidence to the contrary; (loosely), an obsession.
Meaning
2 sensesAn idea dominating the mind and maintained despite evidence to the contrary; (loosely), an obsession.
иде́я фиксidéja fiks, иде́я-фиксidéja-fiks, идефи́ксidɛfíks
іде́я фіксidéja fiks, іде́я-фіксidéja-fiks
A recurring musical theme; a leitmotif.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from French idée fixe (literally “fixed idea”).Borrowed from French idée fixe (literally “fixed idea”).
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