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Man, your head is haunted; you have wheels in your head! You imagine great things, and depict to yourself a whole world of gods that has an existence for you, a spirit-realm to which you suppose yourself to be called, an ideal that beckons to you. You have a fixed idea!
Max Stirner

Meaning of "fixed idea" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FIXED IDEA

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FIXED IDEA

noun
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conjunction
determiner
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Fixed idea is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FIXED IDEA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of fixed idea in the English dictionary

The definition of fixed idea in the dictionary is an idea, esp one of an obsessional nature, that is persistently maintained and not subject to change Also: idée fixe.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FIXED IDEA

fixed
fixed assets
fixed charge
fixed cost contract
fixed costs
fixed decimal point
fixed disk
fixed exchange rate
fixed link
fixed menu
fixed oil
fixed penalty (fine)
fixed point
fixed satellite
fixed star
fixed system
fixed-point notation
fixed-point representation
fixed-price
fixed-price contract

WORDS THAT END LIKE FIXED IDEA

aldea
Chaldea
elodea
idea
Judea
Medea
odea
Oradea
stomodea
subidea
that´s an idea

Synonyms and antonyms of fixed idea in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «fixed idea» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FIXED IDEA

Find out the translation of fixed idea to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of fixed idea from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «fixed idea» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

固定观念
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

idea fija
570 millions of speakers

English

fixed idea
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

निश्चित विचार
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

فكرة ثابتة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Навязчивая идея
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

idéia fixa
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্থির ধারণা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

idée fixe
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Idea tetap
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

fixe Idee
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

固定観念
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

고정 관념
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Idea tetep
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ý tưởng cố định
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நிலையான யோசனை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

निश्चित कल्पना
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sabit fikir
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

chiodo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

stałe pomysł
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

нав´язлива ідея
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

idee fixă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

έμμονη ιδέα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vaste idee
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fix idé
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fiks idé
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of fixed idea

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FIXED IDEA»

The term «fixed idea» is normally little used and occupies the 114.020 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FIXED IDEA» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about fixed idea

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2 QUOTES WITH «FIXED IDEA»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word fixed idea.
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Georg Baselitz
I always work out of uncertainty but when a painting's finished it becomes a fixed idea, apparently a final statement. In time though, uncertainty returns... your thought process goes on.
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Max Stirner
Man, your head is haunted; you have wheels in your head! You imagine great things, and depict to yourself a whole world of gods that has an existence for you, a spirit-realm to which you suppose yourself to be called, an ideal that beckons to you. You have a fixed idea!

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FIXED IDEA»

Discover the use of fixed idea in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fixed idea and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Fixed Idea of Astronomical Theory
Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
August Tischner, 2012
2
The Social Mind: Construction of the Idea
She also developed the fixed idea that she had some other horrible disease, etc. 2. Stratified fixed ideas, i.e., secondary fixed ideas that ontogenet- ically precede the primary ones and that only become apparent when one manages to remove ...
Jaan Valsiner, Rene van der Veer, 2000
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The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Emotion
This is a crucial turning point in the psychopathology of the passions. The new concept builds on Pinel's observation that the passions often manifest as affective processes of long duration, organized in accordance with a fixed idea (idée fixe).
Peter Goldie, 2009
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An Introduction to Yoga
It may be either the fixed idea of the madman, or the fixed idea which makes the hero or the saint; but in any case he is possessed by the idea. The quality of the idea, its truth or falsehood, makes the difference between the maniac and the ...
Annie Wood Besant, 2008
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Introduction To Yoga
Ian Newton. the fixed idea of the madman, or the fixed idea which makes the hero or the saint; but in any case he is possessed by the idea. The quality of the idea, its truth or falsehood, makes the difference between the maniac and the martyr.
Ian Newton
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Jung in Contexts: A Reader
The paralysis and amnesia for German are linked to this fixed idea as important elements of the incident in which the hallucination first occurred. The symptoms are a vestige, a "reminiscence" of an event dissociated from consciousness.
Paul Bishop, 1999
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The Nature and Practice of Yoga
He is no longer a confused youth, but a man with a clear aim, and an idea possesses him. It may be either the fixed idea of the madman, or the fixed idea which makes the hero or the saint; but in any case he is possessed by the idea ...
Annie Besant, 2013
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The Forsyte saga
To hedges and ditches, and doors, to humans without ideas fixed or otherwise, to perambulators and the contents sucking their fixed ideas, even to the other sufferers from this fast malady—the fixed idea of love pays no attention. It runs with ...
John Galsworthy
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The Theosophical Writings of Annie Besant
It may be either the fixed idea of the madman, or the fixed idea which makes the hero or the saint; but in any case he is possessed by the idea. The quality of the idea, its truth or falsehood, makes the difference between the maniac and the ...
Annie Besant, 2012
10
Stirner: The Ego and Its Own
You have a fixed idea [fixe Idee] ! Do not think that I am jesting or speaking figuratively when I regard those persons who cling to the higher, and (because the vast majority belongs under this head) almost the whole world of men, as veritable ...
Max Stirner, David Leopold, 1995

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FIXED IDEA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fixed idea is used in the context of the following news items.
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Greece: 'So you speak to me of sadness and the coming of the …
Both countries have the same fixed idea of the "eternal enemy" who will eventually attack. Not only has this senseless rivalry cost both countries ... «Daily Sabah, Jul 15»
2
Get ready for more alternative 'marriages,' warns author
“When you move an absolute ruler with an absolute set or an absolute fixed idea for marriage out of the equation, everything is permissible, ... «WND.com, Jul 15»
3
No single meaning
Only a fixed idea of coupledom seeks a fixed idea of singleness. This rigid coupledom in which two people become a single unit somehow ... «Mumbai Mirror, Jul 15»
4
What's happening in the Borderland (July 3-5)
Fridays: Fixed Idea will perform Latin ska music at 6 p.m. July 3 at the Convention Center Plaza, Downtown. Part of the Alfresco! Fridays music ... «KFOX El Paso, Jul 15»
5
Builder chosen for new pool
French said it appeared the other presenters already had a fixed idea in mind. Financing. French has said financing the pool is possible ... «Osawatomie Graphic, Jul 15»
6
What to do when life doesn't go your way
A lot of us have a fixed idea of how our lives "should be." Perhaps the relationship we hoped for has eluded us, our career is unfulfilling or we ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jun 15»
7
'India Still Sees Law As A Profession With Many Obligations'
From the East India Company to Mahatma Gandhi, we have this fixed idea that what is foreign cannot necessarily be good for India. So Pepsi ... «Outlook, Jun 15»
8
Staying Open for Love
If you have a very fixed idea about who is right for you, the type of relationship you want or how someone will demonstrate their love for you ... «Pulse, Jun 15»
9
The Clegg catastrophe
He had this fixed idea that all you needed to do was change the structure of the NHS and give commissioning powers to GPs. He is a decent ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
10
Emery of Emery Staav Retail @ MHP: Persistence and imagination
I had to break away from a "fixed idea" of what I "envisioned" for the neighborhood. I had to exercise a degree of discipline (and some ... «New York Real Estate Journal Online, Jun 15»

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