fixation

Words with a similar base: fixation, infantile_fixation

'fixation'

[arrested_development.n.01] as in: an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely

'fixation'

[obsession.n.02] as in: an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone

'fixation'

[fixation.n.03] as in: the activity of fastening something firmly in position

'fixation'

[fixation.n.04] as in: (histology) the preservation and hardening of a tissue sample to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had in the living body

Origins

					fixation (English)
└── fixation (Old French (842-ca. 1400))

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