a fixed idea
1fixed idea — index compulsion (obsession), obsession, preconception, preoccupation Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
2fixed idea — n IDÉE FIXE * * * a morbid impression or belief which stays in the mind and cannot be changed by reason …
3fixed idea — fixed′ ide′a n. psi idée fixe …
4fixed idea — idea that is firmly in place, clearly established notion, resolute notion …
5fixed idea — /fɪkst aɪˈdɪə/ (say fikst uy dear) noun 1. a persistent or obsessive idea, often delusional, from which a person cannot escape. 2. Psychology a delusional idea which dominates the mind in certain forms of insanity …
6fixed idea — a persistent or obsessing idea, often delusional, that can, in extreme form, be a symptom of psychosis. [1820 30] * * * …
7fixed idea — noun Etymology: probably translation of French idée fixe 1. : a preconceived belief : prepossession 2. : a usually delusional idea that dominates the whole mental life during a prolonged period (as in certain mental disorders) …
8fixed — [ fıkst ] adjective ** 1. ) something such as an amount, date, or time that is fixed has been agreed on and will not change: a fixed price The contract is for a fixed period of three years. The interest rate on the loan is fixed. a ) a fixed… …
9fixed — [fikst] adj. 1. firmly placed or attached; not movable 2. established; settled; set [a fixed price] 3. steady; unmoving; resolute [a fixed purpose] 4. remaining in the same position relative to the earth [a fixed satellite] 5. persisting… …
10idea — (n.) late 14c., archetype of a thing in the mind of God; Platonic idea, from L. idea idea, and in Platonic philosophy archetype, from Gk. idea ideal prototype, lit. the look of a thing (as opposed to the reality); form; kind, sort, nature, from… …
