Fixation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely

an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fɪksˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/fɪksˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fɪksˈeɪʃən/

3 syllables Say it as /fɪksˈeɪʃən/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

regression obsession fixing infantile fixation arrested development

Word Forms

obsessional	adjective	characterized by or constituting an obsession
obsess	verb	be preoccupied with something
fixate	verb	attach (oneself) to a person or thing in a neurotic way
fix	verb	kill, preserve, and harden (tissue) in order to prepare for microscopic study

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Fixierung

ein abnormaler Zustand, bei dem die Entwicklung vorzeitig gestoppt wurde

🇪🇸Spanish

fijación

un estado anormal en el que el desarrollo se ha detenido prematuramente

🇮🇹Italian

fissazione

uno stato anormale in cui lo sviluppo si è interrotto prematuramente

🇳🇱Dutch

fixatie

een abnormale toestand waarin de ontwikkeling voortijdig is gestopt

🇵🇹Portuguese

fixação

um estado anormal em que o desenvolvimento parou prematuramente

🇷🇺Russian

фиксация

аномальное состояние, при котором развитие прекращается преждевременно

India

🇮🇳Hindi

निर्धारण

एक असामान्य स्थिति जिसमें विकास समय से पहले रुक गया हो

🇧🇩Bengali

স্থিরকরণ

একটি অস্বাভাবিক অবস্থা যেখানে উন্নয়ন অকালে থেমে গেছে

🇮🇳Tamil

சரிசெய்தல்

வளர்ச்சி முன்கூட்டியே நிறுத்தப்பட்ட ஒரு அசாதாரண நிலை

🇮🇳Telugu

స్థిరీకరణ

అభివృద్ధి అకాలంగా ఆగిపోయిన అసాధారణ స్థితి

🇮🇳Marathi

फिक्सेशन

एक असामान्य स्थिती ज्यामध्ये विकास अकाली थांबला आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ફિક્સેશન

એક અસામાન્ય સ્થિતિ જેમાં વિકાસ અકાળે બંધ થઈ ગયો છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ಥಿರೀಕರಣ

ಅಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿಯು ಅಕಾಲಿಕವಾಗಿ ನಿಂತುಹೋದ ಅಸಹಜ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഫിക്സേഷൻ

വികസനം അകാലത്തിൽ നിലച്ച അസാധാരണമായ അവസ്ഥ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਫਿਕਸੇਸ਼ਨ

ਇੱਕ ਅਸਧਾਰਨ ਅਵਸਥਾ ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਵਿਕਾਸ ਸਮੇਂ ਤੋਂ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਰੁਕ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

تعین

ایک غیر معمولی حالت جس میں ترقی وقت سے پہلے رک گئی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

固定

发育过早停止的异常状态

🇯🇵Japanese

固定

発達が早期に停止した異常な状態

🇰🇷Korean

정착

발달이 조기에 중단된 비정상적인 상태

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cố định

một trạng thái bất thường trong đó sự phát triển đã dừng lại sớm

🇹🇭Thai

การตรึง

ภาวะผิดปกติที่การพัฒนาหยุดก่อนเวลาอันควร

🇮🇩Indonesian

fiksasi

keadaan abnormal di mana pembangunan terhenti sebelum waktunya

🇵🇭Filipino

pagkapirmi

isang abnormal na estado kung saan ang pag-unlad ay tumigil nang maaga

🇲🇾Malay

penetapan

keadaan tidak normal di mana perkembangan telah berhenti sebelum waktunya

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تثبيت

حالة غير طبيعية يتوقف فيها التطور قبل الأوان

🇮🇷Persian

تثبیت

یک حالت غیر طبیعی که در آن رشد زودرس متوقف شده است

🇹🇷Turkish

sabitleme

gelişimin zamanından önce durduğu anormal bir durum

🇮🇱Hebrew

קיבעון

מצב לא תקין בו ההתפתחות נעצרה בטרם עת

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The primary meaning of 'fixation' is 'an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely'.

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