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fixation
[fik-sey-shuhn]
noun
the act of fixing or the state of being fixed.
Chemistry.
reduction from a volatile or fluid to a stable or solid form.
the process of converting atmospheric nitrogen into a useful compound, as a nitrate fertilizer.
Photography.the process of rendering an image permanent by removal of light-sensitive silver halides.
Psychoanalysis.a partial arrest of emotional and instinctual development at an early point in life, due to a severe traumatic experience or an overwhelming gratification.
a preoccupation with one subject, issue, etc.; obsession.
All her life she had a fixation on stories of violent death.
fixation
/ ɪˈɪʃə /
noun
the act of fixing or the state of being fixed
a preoccupation or obsession
psychol
the act of fixating
(in psychoanalytical schools) a strong attachment of a person to another person or an object in early life
chem
the conversion of nitrogen in the air into a compound, esp a fertilizer
the conversion of a free element into one of its compounds
the reduction of a substance from a volatile or fluid form to a nonvolatile or solid form
Other Word Forms
- nonfixation noun
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
But, Mr Rushworth added, Clarke had seemed to "double down" on his hatred and it had become "increasingly clear" he "had a fixation to kill me for reasons only he knows".
Trump’s fixation on organized crime in Mexico has put Sheinbaum in a difficult position.
Donald Trump’s fixation on well-ordered forests as an antidote to wildfires seems like a weird obsession, but it is rooted in the same high-modernist thought.
As for Trump’s bizarre and self-destructive fixation on Canada as a potential 51st state — what can we say?
He cited the president's fixation on tariffs and "constrictions on free enterprise, price controls, trade barriers and whatnot — cartelization of the economy, many very bad things."
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