Definition for Fixation:

• The act of uniting chemically with a solid substance or in a solid form; reduction to a non-volatile condition; -- said of gaseous elements.

Synonyms for Fixation:

• n.

  •
  • absorption,
  • spice,
  • interest.
  •
  • damage,
  • delusion,
  • defense.
  •
  • fetish,
  • concern.
  •act (noun)
  • fixing,
  • fixation.
  •addiction (noun)
  • monkey back,
  • joneses.
  •arrested development (noun)
  • arrested development.
  •blind spot (noun)
  • tunnel vision.
  •complex (noun)
  • fixed idea,
  • exaggerated reaction,
  • a thing about something.
  •fetish (noun)
  • leanings,
  • partiality.
  •fixation (noun)
  • regression,
  • infantile fixation.
  •habit (noun)
  • fixed attitude,
  • impulsion,
  • wonts,
  • hangup,
  • impulsions,
  • make-ups,
  • Habits,
  • Assuetude,
  • make-up.
  •idée fixe (noun)
  • idee-fixe,
  • obsessive compulsions,
  • irresistible impulses.
  •thing (noun)
  • bee bonnet.
  •tunnel vision (noun)
  • constricted visions,
  • tunnel-vision,
  • shortsightednesses,
  • narrowmindednesses,
  • narrow outlooks,
  • Myopias.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • renaissance,
  • catharsis,
  • regressive,
  • motivation,
  • obsessional,
  • fascination,
  • passion,
  • conditioning,
  • safety valve,
  • involvement,
  • obsessive,
  • public interest,
  • notion,
  • sublimate,
  • Oedipal,
  • obsessed,
  • rush,
  • love affair.
  •
  • obsess,
  • defense mechanism,
  • fixated,
  • transference,
  • Patterning,
  • exorcism,
  • resonance.
  •
  • mania,
  • mechanism,
  • mess up,
  • suggestion.
  •
  • wound.
  •
  • scar,
  • projection.
  •dependence
  • addiction.
  •presentiment
  • anticipation.

Paraphrases for Fixation:

• Equivalence

  • Proper noun, singular
    fixing.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    fixing.

• Forward Entailment

  • Noun, singular or mass
    fix.

• Independent

  • Noun, singular or mass
    delimitation, Attaching, identification, imposition, specification, definition.
  • Verb, past participle
    attached, determined.

• Other Related

  • Proper noun, singular
    determination, sequestration.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    obsession, tether, Affixing, recording, determination, sequestration.

Antonyms for Fixation:

• n.

  • obsession
    dislike, hatred, hate.
  • Other antonyms:
    disregard, apathy, unconcern, insouciance, nonchalance, disinterestedness, indifference.

Holonyms for Fixation:

• n.

  • act
    plastination.

Hyponym for Fixation:

• n.

  • act
    attachment, preservation, fastening.
  • cognition
    preoccupation.