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fixation

[ fik-sey-shuhn ]

noun

  1. the act of fixing or the state of being fixed.
  2. Chemistry.
    1. reduction from a volatile or fluid to a stable or solid form.
    2. the process of converting atmospheric nitrogen into a useful compound, as a nitrate fertilizer.
  3. Photography. the process of rendering an image permanent by removal of light-sensitive silver halides.
  4. 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.
  5. a preoccupation with one subject, issue, etc.; obsession:

    All her life she had a fixation on stories of violent death.



fixation

/ fɪkˈseɪʃən /

noun

  1. the act of fixing or the state of being fixed
  2. a preoccupation or obsession
  3. psychol
    1. the act of fixating
    2. (in psychoanalytical schools) a strong attachment of a person to another person or an object in early life
  4. chem
    1. the conversion of nitrogen in the air into a compound, esp a fertilizer
    2. the conversion of a free element into one of its compounds
  5. the reduction of a substance from a volatile or fluid form to a nonvolatile or solid form
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of fixation1

1350–1400; Middle English fixacion < Medieval Latin fixātiōn- (stem of fixātiō ) a reduction to a fixed state. See fix, -ation
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Example Sentences

Since the early 1970s, one of his primary fixations has been getting the population of rich countries to think about the global poor.

From Vox

On political matters, Lewis and Libby note Faulconer’s extreme caution and fixation on optics defined his leadership style and led to a lot of inaction.

The other school says that a fixation on deep learning is holding us back.

Similarly, “Euphoria,” a bold, experimental high school drama, also explores penis size, connecting the fixation on size to toxic masculinity.

This Amazon organizer should be perfect for you—especially if you’ve got a shoe fixation.

That said, TV shows provide food for the imagination and that entices your fixation to the screen.

But blaming contemporary politics for the deep roots of inequality in Scotland is a misdirected, short-term fixation.

Serdykuov was quietly “amnestied” last week, amidst the global fixation on events in Ukraine.

One Direction's sudden Mumford fixation doesn't always disappoint.

Once he was elected, reconciliation became his primary fixation, and no one could contest the force of his own personal example.

Those stains which are dissolved in methyl-alcohol combine fixation with the staining process.

Nystagmus occasionally occurs in monocular fixation (with exclusion of the other eye).

The result of always using the better eye for fixation is, that fixation is not learnt with the weaker one.

With the aid of a red glass changing fixation is easily produced even without prisms, but never diplopia.

The squint gradually disappeared, but still occurred sometimes on keen fixation.

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