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Synonyms for ax to grind
noun hidden motivegrievances
noun. complaint, gripe
hidden agenda
noun. secret reasons
mania
noun. fixation, madness
- aberration
- ax to grind
- bee
- bee in bonnet
- bug
- bug in ear
- compulsion
- craving
- craze
- craziness
- delirium
- dementia
- derangement
- desire
- disorder
- enthusiasm
- fad
- fancy
- fascination
- fetish
- fixed idea
- frenzy
- furor
- grabber
- hang-up
- idée fixe
- infatuation
- insanity
- lunacy
- monomania
- obsession
- on the brain
- partiality
- passion
- preoccupation
- rage
- thing
- tiger
- tiger by the tail
obsession
noun. fixation; consumption with belief, desire
obsessions
noun. fixation; consumption with belief, desire
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