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   fixation

   /fɪkˈseɪʃn/

   noun

   • 1. an obsessive interest in or feeling about someone or something: "our fixation with diet and fitness"
   • ▪ (in Freudian theory) the arresting of part of the libido at an immature stage, causing an obsessive attachment: "fixation at the oral phase might result in dependence on others"
   • 2. the action or process of fixing or being fixed: "sand-dune fixation"
   • ▪ the process by which some plants and microorganisms assimilate nitrogen or carbon dioxide: "his work on nitrogen fixation in plants"
   • ▪ the process of preserving or stabilizing (a specimen) with a chemical substance prior to microscopy or other examination: "biopsy specimens were placed in cassettes before fixation in formalin"
   • 3. the action of concentrating the eyes directly on something: technical "during the period of total blindness there was a complete absence of visual fixation"

   Word Origin late Middle English (originally as an alchemical term denoting the process of reducing a volatile spirit or essence to a permanent bodily form): from medieval Latin fixatio(n-), from fixare (see fix).

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   Synonyms for FIXATION: obsession, problem, preoccupation, fascination, fetish, enthusiasm, mania, fetich; Antonyms of FIXATION: indifference, disregard, apathy, nonchalance, insouciance, disinterestedness, unconcern, unconcernedness.

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   Synonyms and antonyms of fixation in English. fixation. noun. These are words and phrases related to fixation. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of fixation. She has some fixation about birds hating her. Synonyms. obsession. preoccupation. fixed idea. delusion. complex. monomania. quirk. crotchet.

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   Synonyms for FIXATIONS: obsessions, fascinations, problems, preoccupations, enthusiasms, fetishes, fetiches, manias; Antonyms of FIXATIONS: indifferences, disregards, nonchalances, insouciances, apathies

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   Arrangement for the fixation of a part to a wall. Carrier for the fixation of microorganisms. What's the definition of Fixation in thesaurus? Most related words/phrases with sentence examples define Fixation meaning and usage.

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   Synonyms for FIXATION: obsession, fetish, mania, preoccupation, addiction, craze, arrested-development, fascination, infatuation, thing, infantile-fixation, quirk, regression, fixing.

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    Synonyms for FIXATION: preoccupation, complex, hang-up, idée fixe, infatuation, mania, obsession, thing, …

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    Listen: UK:* /fɪkˈseɪʃə n/ US: /fɪkˈseɪʃən/ , (fik sā′ shən) definition | Conjugator | in Spanish | in French | in context | images. fixation. WordReference English Thesaurus © 2024. Synonyms: mania, obsession. Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement. Recent forum discussions about thesaurus entries: