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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024fix•a•tion /fɪkˈseɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a preoccupation with one subject;
obsession:has a fixation about becoming fat. See -fix-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024fix•a•tion (fik sā′shən),USA pronunciation n. - 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.
- [Photog.]the process of rendering an image permanent by removal of light-sensitive silver halides.
- Psychiatrya 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.
- Medieval Latin fixātiōn- (stem of fixātiō) a reduction to a fixed state. See fix, -ation
- Middle English fixacion 1350–1400
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: fixation /fɪkˈseɪʃən/ n - the act of fixing or the state of being fixed
- a preoccupation or obsession
- (in psychoanalytical schools) a strong attachment of a person to another person or an object in early life
- the conversion of nitrogen in the air into a compound, esp a fertilizer
- the reduction of a substance from a volatile or fluid form to a nonvolatile or solid form
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