Entry Word: fixation

Function: noun

Meaning: something about which one is constantly thinking or concerned <their weight is an unfortunate fixation for many teenagers>

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

Related Words complex, hang-up, problem; compulsion, craving, enthusiasm, fascination, infatuation, passion; idiosyncrasy, quirk; penchant, predilection, proclivity

Near Antonyms apathy, indifference, unconcern