fixation

fix·a·tion  (fk-sshn)

n.

1. The act or process of fixing or fixating.

2. An obsessive preoccupation.

3. Psychology A strong attachment to a person or thing, especially such an attachment formed in childhood or infancy and manifested in immature or neurotic behavior that persists throughout life.

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fixation

Noun

1. an obsessive interest in something

2. Psychol a strong attachment of a person to another person or an object in early life

3. Chem the conversion of nitrogen in the air into a compound, esp. a fertilizer

fixated adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	fixation - an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely arrested development, infantile fixation, regression abnormalcy, abnormality - an abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficiencies
	2.	fixation - an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone obsession preoccupation - an idea that preoccupies the mind and holds the attention
	3.	fixation - the activity of fastening something firmly in position fastening, attachment - the act of fastening things together
	4.	fixation - (histology) the preservation and hardening of a tissue sample to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had in the living body fixing histology - the branch of biology that studies the microscopic structure of animal or plant tissues plastination - a process involving fixation and dehydration and forced impregnation and hardening of biological tissues; water and lipids are replaced by curable polymers (silicone or epoxy or polyester) that are subsequently hardened; "the plastination of specimens is valuable for research and teaching" preservation - a process that saves organic substances from decay

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fixation

noun obsession, complex, addiction, hang-up (informal) preoccupation, mania, infatuation, idée fixe (French) thing (informal)

Translations

fixation [fɪkˈseɪʃən] n (PSYCH), (fig) → fijación f

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fixation [fɪkˈseɪʃən] n (Psych) → fixation f (fig); obsession f

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fixation [fɪkˈseɪʃən] fix n → Fixierung f

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fixation [fɪkˈseɪʃən] n (PSYCH), (fig) → fissazione f; ossessione f