fixation

fix·a·tion

noun \fik-ˈsā-shən\

Definition of FIXATION

: the act, process, or result of fixing, fixating, or becoming fixated: as

a : a persistent concentration of libidinal energies upon objects characteristic of psychosexual stages of development preceding the genital stage

b : stereotyped behavior (as in response to frustration)

c : an obsessive or unhealthy preoccupation or attachment

Examples of FIXATION

1. <their weight is an unfortunate fixation for many teenagers>

First Known Use of FIXATION

14th century

Related to FIXATION

Synonyms

fetish (also fetich), idée fixe, mania, obsession, preoccupation, prepossession

Related Words

monomania; complex, hang-up, problem, trip; appetite, cacoëthes, compulsion, craving, desire, drive, enthusiasm, fascination, hankering, hunger, infatuation, itch, longing, lust, passion, pining, thirst, urge, yearning, yen; idiosyncrasy, quirk; bent, disposition, inclination, leaning, partiality, penchant, predilection, predisposition, proclivity, propensity, tendency

Near Antonyms

apathy, disinterestedness, disregard, indifference, insouciance, nonchalance, unconcern, unconcernedness

Other Psychology Terms

fetish, hypochondria, intelligence, mania, narcissism, neurosis, pathological, psychosis, schadenfreude, subliminal

Rhymes with FIXATION

aeration, Alsatian, carnation, castration, causation, cessation, cetacean, citation, Claymation, cognation, collation, conflation, C ration, creation, cremation, crenation, Croatian, crustacean, dalmatian, damnation, deflation, delation, dictation, dilation, donation, earth station, elation, Eurasian, filtration, flirtation, flotation, formation, foundation, frustration, gas station, gestation, gradation, gustation, guttation, gyration, hydration, inflation, lactation, legation, libation, location, lunation, lustration, luxation, migration, mutation, narration, negation, notation, oblation, oration, outstation, ovation, palmation, palpation, plantation, potation, predation, privation, probation, pronation, proration, prostration, pulsation, punctation, pupation, purgation, relation, rogation, rotation, salvation, sedation, sensation, serration, space station, stagflation, stagnation, starvation, striation, substation, summation, tarnation, taxation, temptation, translation, truncation, vacation, vexation, vibration, vocation, way station, workstation

fix·a·tion

noun \fik-ˈsā-shən\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of FIXATION

1

: the act, process, or result of fixing, fixating, or becoming fixated: as a : the act or an instance of focusing the eyes upon an object b : a persistent concentration of libidinal energies upon objects characteristic of psychosexual stages of development preceding the genital stage c : stereotyped behavior (as in response to frustration) d : an obsessive or unhealthy preoccupation or attachment

2

: the immobilization of the parts of a fractured bone especially by the use of various metal attachments