Fixation: meaning, definitions and examples

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fixation

 

[ fษชkหˆseษชสƒษ™n ]

Noun
Context #1 | Noun

mental health

A fixation is an obsessive interest in or feeling about someone or something.

Synonyms

compulsion, obsession

Examples of usage

  • She had a fixation on cleanliness, constantly cleaning and organizing her surroundings.
  • His fixation on success led him to work long hours without rest.
Context #2 | Noun

biology

A fixation is the action of making something firm or stable.

Synonyms

immobilization, stabilization

Examples of usage

  • The process of fixation in cells helps preserve their structure for microscopic examination.
  • Chemical fixation is often used in laboratories to prevent degradation of biological samples.

Translations

Translations of the word "fixation" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น fixaรงรฃo

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคธเฅเคฅเคฟเคฐเคคเคพ

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Fixierung

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ fiksasi

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ั„ั–ะบัะฐั†ั–ั

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ fiksacja

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ๅ›บๅฎš (ใ“ใฆใ„)

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท fixation

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ fijaciรณn

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท sabitleme

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ๊ณ ์ •

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ุชุซุจูŠุช

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ fixace

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ fixรกcia

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๅ›บๅฎš (gรนdรฌng)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ fiksacija

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ festa

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ะฑะตะบั–ั‚ัƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒคแƒ˜แƒฅแƒกแƒแƒชแƒ˜แƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ sabitlษ™ลŸmษ™

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ fijaciรณn

Etymology

The word 'fixation' originated from the Latin word 'fixare', meaning 'to fix'. In psychology, fixation was first used by Sigmund Freud to describe a persistent focus of the id's pleasure-seeking energies at an earlier stage of psychosexual development. Over time, the term expanded to various fields like biology and sociology, indicating a strong attachment or concentration on a particular object or idea.

See also: fix, fixable, fixate, fixated, fixatedly, fixating, fixations, fixative, fixed, fixer, fixes, fixing, fixity, fixture, transfix, unfixable, unfixed.

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