All fixed idea synonyms
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F f noun fixed idea
- craziness β mentally deranged; demented; insane.
- fascination β the power or action of fascinating.
- lunacy β insanity; mental disorder.
- rage β angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination): a speech full of rage; incidents of road rage.
- passion β any powerful or compelling emotion or feeling, as love or hate.
- frenzy β extreme mental agitation; wild excitement or derangement.
- craze β If there is a craze for something, it is very popular for a short time.
- dementia β Dementia is a serious illness of the mind.
- craving β an intense desire or longing
- fad β a temporary fashion, notion, manner of conduct, etc., especially one followed enthusiastically by a group.
- infatuation β the state of being infatuated.
- repression β the act of repressing; state of being repressed.
- anxiety β Anxiety is a feeling of nervousness or worry.
- fixation β the act of fixing or the state of being fixed.
- hang-up β a preoccupation, fixation, or psychological block; complex: His hang-up is trying to outdo his brother.
- insanity β the condition of being insane; a derangement of the mind. Synonyms: dementia, lunacy, madness, craziness, mania, aberration.
- neurosis β Also called psychoneurosis. a functional disorder in which feelings of anxiety, obsessional thoughts, compulsive acts, and physical complaints without objective evidence of disease, in various degrees and patterns, dominate the personality.
- mania β an ancient Roman goddess of the dead.
- phobia β a persistent, irrational fear of a specific object, activity, or situation that leads to a compelling desire to avoid it.
- fear β a river in SE North Carolina. 202 miles (325 km) long.
- obsession β the domination of one's thoughts or feelings by a persistent idea, image, desire, etc.
- preoccupation β the state of being preoccupied.
- desire β A desire is a strong wish to do or have something.
- bee β A bee is an insect with a yellow-and-black striped body that makes a buzzing noise as it flies. Bees make honey, and can sting.
- partiality β the state or character of being partial.
- aberration β An aberration is an incident or way of behaving that is not typical.
- furor β a general outburst of enthusiasm, excitement, controversy, or the like.
- fancy β imagination or fantasy, especially as exercised in a capricious manner.
- tiger β the cougar, jaguar, thylacine, or other animal resembling the tiger.
- thing β (in Scandinavian countries) a public meeting or assembly, especially a legislative assembly or a court of law.
- fetish β an object regarded with awe as being the embodiment or habitation of a potent spirit or as having magical potency.
- derangement β Derangement is the state of being mentally ill and unable to think or act in a controlled way.
- delirium β If someone is suffering from delirium, they are not able to think or speak in a sensible and reasonable way because they are very ill and have a fever.
- compulsion β A compulsion is a strong desire to do something, which you find difficult to control.
- disorder β lack of order or regular arrangement; confusion: Your room is in utter disorder.
- bug β A bug is an insect or similar small creature.
- grabber β a person or thing that grabs.
- monomania β (no longer in technical use) a psychosis characterized by thoughts confined to one idea or group of ideas.
- idee fixe β fixed idea.
- ax to grind β (US) A proposition or point of view to advocate, especially motivated by self-interest.
- on the brain β constantly in mind
- attraction β An attraction is a feature which makes something interesting or desirable.
- tunnel vision β a drastically narrowed field of vision, as in looking through a tube, symptomatic of retinitis pigmentosa.
- prepossession β the state of being prepossessed.
- single-minded β having or showing a single aim or purpose: a single-minded program.