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fix·a·tion
 fixation
- pronunciation:
- fIk
seI
sh
 n
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noun |
| definition 1: |
the act or procedure of making fast or stabilizing.
- synonyms:
- stabilization
- similar words:
- attachment
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| definition 2: |
an obsession, esp. one that interferes with normal functioning.
He has a fixation with outdoing his brother that is really unhealthy.- synonyms:
- idée fixe, monomania, obsession
- similar words:
- complex, compulsion, fetish, hang-up, possession
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| definition 3: |
the arrest of psychological development at some stage before maturity, esp. in early childhood.
- similar words:
- arrest, check, stunt
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| related words: |
ghost |
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