something on the brain

NOUN

obsession

Synonyms

STRONGEST

compulsion delusion enthusiasm fascination infatuation mania passion phobia preoccupation

STRONG

attraction case complex craze crush fancy fetish hang-up monkey on one's back must neurosis phantom thing

WEAK

ax to grind bug in ear concrete idea idée fixe one-track mind tiger by the tail

Antonyms

STRONGEST

indifference

STRONG

dislike hate hatred reality

NOUN

preconceived notion

Synonyms

STRONGEST

preconception

WEAK

assumption preconceived idea prejudgment prejudice presumption

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"Here is Olympia's name in the bills, while the other is ill with something on the brain or nerves."

From The Old Countess; or, The Two Proposals by Stephens, Ann S. (Ann Sophia)

something on the brain

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