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fixation

noun

1 fixation

An abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely.

synonyms: arrested development, infantile fixation, regression.

Roget 184: location, localization; lodgment; deposition, reposition; stowage, package; collocation; packing, lading; establishment, settlement, installation; fixation; ... show more

Polish: regresja

2 fixation

An unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone.

synonym: obsession.

Dutch: bezetenheid, idee-fixe, obsessie
Polish: obsesja, natręctwo

3 fixation

The activity of fastening something firmly in position.

4 fixation

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

synonym: fixing.

Dutch: fixatie


Moby thesaurus: Freudian fixation, anchorage, arrest, arrestation, arrested development, arrestment, blockage, blocking, check, clogging, closing up, closure, colonization, complex, compulsion, confirmation, constriction, cramp, craze, deep-rootedness ... show more.

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