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Something of particular interest or concern; an obsession.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
Examples
- He has had a bee in his bonnet ever since he heard about the problem.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: burr in one's saddle
Antonyms: none provided
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
13 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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French:
marotte
— something of particular interest or concern; an obsession
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French:
idée fixe
— something of particular interest or concern; an obsession
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French:
manie
— something of particular interest or concern; an obsession
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French:
fixette
— something of particular interest or concern; an obsession
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Icelandic:
ganga með dellu
— something of particular interest or concern; an obsession
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Icelandic:
ganga með meinloku
— something of particular interest or concern; an obsession
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Italian:
idea fissa
— something of particular interest or concern; an obsession
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Italian:
fissazione
— something of particular interest or concern; an obsession
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Portuguese:
cisma
— something of particular interest or concern; an obsession
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Portuguese:
fixação
— something of particular interest or concern; an obsession
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Portuguese:
obsessão
— something of particular interest or concern; an obsession
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Portuguese:
ideia fixa
— something of particular interest or concern; an obsession
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Welsh:
chwilen yn eich pen
— something of particular interest or concern; an obsession
