one-ideaed
Definition
- Adjective:
- Obsessed with a single idea: "one-ideaed" describes a person who is fixated on one particular thought or concept, to the exclusion of all others.
- Narrow-minded: It can also imply a lack of openness to other perspectives, resulting in a limited or stubborn viewpoint.
Usage Examples
- (He was fixated on a single idea and refused to explore other possibilities.)
- (She is obsessed with one specific dietary plan and dismisses other viewpoints.)
Advanced Usage
"to be one-ideaed": to have a mind dominated by a single thought.
- The politician was one-ideaed, focusing only on tax reform and ignoring other issues. (His thinking was exclusively centred on one topic.)
"a one-ideaed person": an individual who cannot think beyond a particular idea.
- The inventor was a one-ideaed genius, but his stubbornness alienated his team. (He was brilliant but inflexible in his thinking.)
Variants and Related Words
One-ideaedness (noun): the state or quality of being obsessed with a single idea.
- His one-ideaedness prevented him from seeing the broader implications of his plan. (His fixation limited his perspective.)
One-track mind (idiom, similar): a mind that focuses on only one subject or thought.
- She has a one-track mind when it comes to work. (She is constantly thinking about work to the exclusion of other things.)
Synonyms
- Fixated: intensely focused on a particular idea.
- Obsessed: preoccupied with a single thought.
- Narrow-minded: unwilling to consider other ideas.
Related Idioms
"To have a bee in one's bonnet": to be obsessed with a particular idea.
- He has a bee in his bonnet about recycling; he talks about it constantly. (He is fixated on the idea of recycling.)
"To see only one side of the coin": to consider only one aspect of a situation.
- You are being one-ideaed if you see only one side of the coin in this debate. (You are ignoring other perspectives.)