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The synonyms of “Fixation” are: fixing, arrested development, regression, obsession, obsession with, preoccupation with, mania for
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “fixation” as a noun can have the following definitions:
arrested development | The act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal. |
fixing | Restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place. Masonry fixings. |
mania for | A mood disorder; an affective disorder in which the victim tends to respond excessively and sometimes violently. |
obsession | An irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions, even against your will. She cared for him with a devotion bordering on obsession. |
obsession with | An irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions, even against your will. |
preoccupation with | The act of taking occupancy before someone else does. |
regression | A measure of the relation between the mean value of one variable (e.g. output) and corresponding values of other variables (e.g. time and cost). A past life regression. |
addiction | An abnormally strong craving. He committed the offence to finance his drug addiction. |
attachment | A feeling of affection for a person or an institution. The students are placed on attachment to schools for one day a week. |
blackmail | Money demanded by a person or group engaged in blackmail. He had blackmailed her into sailing with him. |
cling | A clingstone peach. The dress clings to her body. |
coercion | The practice of persuading someone to do something by using force or threats. Our problem cannot be solved by any form of coercion but only by agreement. |
coherent | Sticking together. Two coherent sheets. |
complement | One or more words phrases or clauses governed by a verb or by a nominalization or a predicative adjective that complete the meaning of the predicate In generative grammar all the constituents of a sentence that are governed by a verb form the complement. At the moment we have a full complement of staff. |
compulsion | The action or state of forcing or being forced to do something; constraint. The payment was made under compulsion. |
compulsory | Required by rule. The abuse of compulsory powers. |
device | A piece of portable electronic equipment that can connect to the internet, such as a smartphone, tablet, or laptop computer. The decorative device on the invitations. |
dispossess | Deprive of the possession of real estate. He dispossessed Hendrie and set off on a solo run. |
dotage | The period of life in which a person is old and weak. You could live here and look after me in my dotage. |
embrace | An act of holding someone closely in one’s arms. Their eager embrace of foreign influences. |
fetish | An excessive and irrational devotion or commitment to a particular thing. Made a fetish of cleanliness. |
fixing | The illegal or underhand influencing of the outcome of something such as a race, match, or election. Bikes can be mounted on roof bars with special fixings. |
flashing | A short vivid experience. He was woken up by the police sirens and the flashing of lights. |
fondly | With fondness; with love. They fondly believed the cheers were for them. |
force | Move with force. Force equals mass times acceleration. |
forcible | Impelled by physical force especially against resistance. Signs of forcible entry. |
hold | Contain or hold have within. I feel nothing but pity for someone who holds such chauvinistic views. |
infatuation | A foolish and usually extravagant passion or love or admiration. I hope this is merely a passing infatuation. |
longing | Prolonged unfulfilled desire or need. Her longing eyes. |
love | Be enamored or in love with. We were slowly falling in love. |
make | Make or cause to be or to become. Clothes make the man. |
morbid | Caused by or altered by or manifesting disease or pathology. Morbid interest in death. |
obsession | The state of being obsessed with someone or something. She cared for him with a devotion bordering on obsession. |
possessive | The possessive case. He placed a firm possessive hand on her elbow. |
preoccupation | The mental state of being preoccupied by something. Their main preoccupation was how to feed their families. |
sickness | The state that precedes vomiting. Travel sickness. |
unrequited | (of a feeling, especially love) not returned. Unrequited unanswered love. |
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