monoideism
- noun
- /ˌmɒn.oʊˈaɪ.dɪ.ɪz.əm/
- Specialized
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monoideísmo
- His monoideism was evident as he fixated on that one troubling thought for days.
Examples
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During the trance, the patient entered a state of monoideism and could not focus on anything else.
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In certain mental illnesses, monoideism may manifest as obsessive attention to a single topic.
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He experienced monoideism during his depressive episodes.
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Her monoideism made it difficult to focus on anything else.
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During the hypnosis session, the subject fell into a state of monoideism, unable to think of anything except the hypnotist's voice.
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His frequent episodes of monoideism made it challenging for him to participate in conversations.
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When she was stressed, her monoideism led her to obsess over her mistakes, preventing her from finding peace.
Synonyms
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A very strong interest in one thing that makes someone ignore other things
How Absorbed
Surface Forms
Morphology
monoideism = mono + idea + ism
The meaning of absorption in one idea is partly recoverable from 'mono-' + 'idea' + '-ism', but the specialized psychological sense is not fully predictable for an average learner.
Etymology
Monoideism comes from the parts mono- meaning 'one' and idea meaning 'thought', so it literally means 'one thought'. You can remember mono- from words like monotone or monologue, and that is why monoideism describes being intensely fixed on a single idea for a long time.