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fixation

/fɪksˈeɪʃən/noun3 syllables

Fixation means: an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely.

Synonyms for fixation8

noun, as in an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely

arrested development, infantile fixation, regression

noun, as in an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone

obsession

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

fixing

also used for fixation

fixedness, freezing, gelling

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What does fixation mean?4

noun

1

an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely

2

an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone

3

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

4

the activity of fastening something firmly in position

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with fixation?60

two syllables

stationnation
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All 60 rhymes for fixation, grouped by syllable

Fixation in a sentence

  • My oral fixation is chewing gum.canonrebel
  • Tom has a strange fixation to potato salad.Eccles17
  • Tom has a fixation on his mother.Ergulis
  • Has Tom got a fixation on you?Ergulis
  • Does Tom have a fixation on you?Ergulis
  • They have a fixation on Tom.Ergulis

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Forms of fixation

as a noun

plural
fixations