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fixationan obsessive interest in or feeling about someone or something

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: an obsessive interest in or feeling about someone or something

Pronunciation (IPA): /fɪkˈseɪʃən/

Korean meaning: 강박적 집착, 고착

Korean pronunciation: 픽**세이**션

Example Sentences

  • My cat has a strange fixation with empty cardboard boxes - she ignores expensive toys but goes crazy for any box!
  • His fixation on checking his phone every 30 seconds is driving his girlfriend insane.
  • The scientist's fixation on proving his theory led to groundbreaking discoveries.

fixation

NOUN

//fɪkˈseɪʃən//

an obsessive interest in or feeling about someone or something

fixation concept
💡 Concept

an obsessive interest in or feeling about someone or something

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fixation rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

His vacation fixation keeps him glued to the station!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/fɪkˈseɪʃən/
🇬🇧 UK/fɪkˈseɪʃən/

🌳Etymology

Rootfix
Suffix--ation

Origin

라틴어 'fixus(고정된)'에서 유래하여 '무언가에 단단히 붙어있는 상태'를 의미하게 되었습니다. 마치 못으로 박아놓은 것처럼 떨어지지 않는 상태를 표현합니다.

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🎵Rhyme

nationcreationstationvacation
nation
creation
station
vacation

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My cat has a strange fixation with empty cardboard boxes - she ignores expensive toys but goes crazy for any box!

His fixation on checking his phone every 30 seconds is driving his girlfriend insane.

The scientist's fixation on proving his theory led to groundbreaking discoveries.

😄 Fun example

She developed a fixation with organizing her bookshelf alphabetically by author's middle name.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

obsessionpreoccupationfascinationattachmentcompulsion

Antonyms

flexibilitydetachmentindifference

Related

psychologyattachmentcompulsiveobsessivestabilization