fixation
/fik'seiʃn/
Definition
- Noun:
- A state of being excessively focused on or attached to something: An unhealthy, obsessive preoccupation with a particular idea, person, or thing.
- The act or process of making something stable or firm: The activity of fastening or securing something in place.
- A biological/chemical process of preservation and hardening: In histology, the treatment of tissue to preserve its structure.
- An arrested development: An abnormal state where psychological or emotional development has stopped prematurely.
Examples of Usage
- Noun (Obsessive preoccupation):
- He has a fixation on cleanliness.
- Her fixation with the actor borders on obsession.
- Noun (Act of fastening):
- The fixation of the shelf to the wall required strong brackets.
- Proper fixation of the data cable is essential.
- Noun (Biological process):
- Tissue fixation is the first step in preparing a microscope slide.
- The lab uses chemical fixation for preserving cell samples.
- Noun (Arrested development):
- The psychologist discussed a possible oral fixation.
- The theory suggests a fixation at an early developmental stage.
Advanced Usage
- "To have a fixation on/with": To be obsessively interested in.
- The detective had a fixation on finding the truth.
- In psychoanalytic theory: Refers to a persistent focus on an earlier stage of psychosexual development.
- Freud wrote about the Oedipus complex and parental fixation.
Variants and Related Words
- Fix (verb): To make firm, stable, or permanent.
- Please fix the picture to the wall.
- Fixed (adjective): Fastened, attached, or set.
- The meeting is at a fixed time.
- Fixate (verb): To focus one's eyes or attention on; to develop a fixation.
- The child would fixate on the spinning wheel.
Synonyms
- Obsession: A persistent, disturbing preoccupation.
- Preoccupation: The state of being engrossed with something.
- Attachment: A feeling of connection or devotion.
- Fastening: The act of making something secure.
Related Phrases
- Fixation point: In optics or psychology, the point at which the eye's gaze is directed.
- The subject's fixation point was tracked by the machine.
- Carbon fixation: In biology, the process by which inorganic carbon is converted to organic compounds.
- Plants perform carbon fixation during photosynthesis.
Related Idioms
- To be fixated on: To be unable to stop thinking about something.
- He is completely fixated on winning the championship.
Noun
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(histology) the preservation and hardening of a tissue sample to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had in the living body
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the activity of fastening something firmly in position
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an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone
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an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely
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