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Fixation

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Noun

1. arrested development, fixation, infantile fixation, regression

an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely

2. fixation, obsession

an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone

3. fixation

the activity of fastening something firmly in position

4. fixation, fixing

(histology) the preservation and hardening of a tissue sample to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had in the living body

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Fixation

see synonyms of fixation
noun
1. 
the act of fixing or the state of being fixed
2. 
a preoccupation or obsession
3. psychology
a. 
the act of fixating
b. 
(in psychoanalytical schools) a strong attachment of a person to another person or an object in early life
4. chemistry
a. 
the conversion of nitrogen in the air into a compound, esp a fertilizer
b. 
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

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Fixation

see synonyms of fixation
noun
1. 
a fixing, or fixating, or a being fixed, or fixated
; specif.,
a. 
the directing and focusing of the eyes
b.  Popularly
an exaggerated preoccupation; obsession
2.  Chemistry
a. 
reduction into a solid, permanent, or nonvolatile form
b. 
nitrogen fixation
3.  Photography
the treatment of a film, print, etc. to make it permanent
4.  Psychoanalysis
an arrest of the expression of the libidinal or aggressive drive at an early stage of psychosexual development, or a persistent attachment to some object or person that derives from this

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Fixation

see synonyms of fixation
n.
1. The act or process of fixing or fixating: the fixation of nitrogen by bacteria.
2. An obsessive preoccupation.
3. Psychology A strong attachment to a person or thing, manifested in an immature or pathological way.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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