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Definitions for Fixation

[1] the act of fixing or the state of being fixed.
[2] 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.
[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.
[6] the act of fixing or the state of being fixed
[7] a preoccupation or obsession
[8] psychol the act of fixating (in psychoanalytical schools) a strong attachment of a person to another person or an object in early life
[9] 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
[10] the reduction of a substance from a volatile or fluid form to a nonvolatile or solid form

Words related to Fixation

fascination, infatuation, preoccupation, case, hang-up, complex, crush, thing, mania, fetish, addiction, craze

Words nearby Fixation

fix someone's wagon, fix up, fix-it, fix-up, fixate, fixation, fixation nystagmus, fixation point, fixative, fixator, fixator muscle

Origin of Fixation

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

Other words from Fixation

non·fix·a·tion , noun

Synonyms for Fixation

fascination, infatuation, preoccupation, addiction, case, complex, craze, crush, fetish, hang-up, mania, thing, idée fixe