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 [fɪkˈseɪʃən]

n

1. the act of fixing or the state of being fixed

2. a preoccupation or obsession

3. (Psychology) Psychol

a.  the act of fixating

b.  (in psychoanalytical schools) a strong attachment of a person to another person or an object in early life

4. (Chemistry) Chem

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

b.  the conversion of a free element into one of its compounds

5. (Chemistry) the reduction of a substance from a volatile or fluid form to a nonvolatile or solid form

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) Somebody has a fixation with you.

Translations

fixation [fɪkˈseɪʃən] N (Psych) (fig) → obsesión f, fijación f
mother fixation → fijación f materna or en la madre

fixation [fɪkˈseɪʃ^ən] n

(PSYCHOLOGY, PSYCHIATRY) → fixation f

(fig) (= obsession) → obsession f
a fixation on sth → une fixation sur qch

fixation

n

(Psych) → Fixierung f; she has a fixation about or on cleanliness → sie hat einen Sauberkeitsfimmel (inf)

(Chem) → Fixierung f

fixation [fɪkˈseɪʃ/ən] n (Psych) (fig) → fissazione f, ossessione f
to have a fixation on sth → avere la mania di qc

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fixation [fɪkˈseɪʃ/ən] n (Psych) (fig) → fissazione f, ossessione f
to have a fixation on sth → avere la mania di qc