fikˈsāshən noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English fixacioun, from Medieval Latin fixation-, fixatio, from Latin fixus + -ation-, -atio -ation
1. : the act of fixing or fixating : the state of being fixated
fixation of the kidney by operative means
would entail the fixation of their present condition of inferiority — New Republic
a marketing board should concentrate … on distribution and not on price fixation — Farmer's Weekly (South Africa)
2. : the act or an instance of focusing the eyes upon an object
3. : a persistent concentration of libidinal energies upon pregenital zones, objects, persons, or substitute figures and consequent arrest of libidinal development at an immature level
4.
a. : a habit formation : persistent, obsessive, or compulsive behavior
b. : an excessive, obsessive, or unhealthy preoccupation or attachment : obsession
public fixation on the rising tide of juvenile delinquency — Nervous Child
fixations about cleanliness
isn't really love, it's just a fixation — Malcolm Cowley
5. : the immobilization of the parts of a fractured bone especially by the use of various metal attachments
6. : nitrogen fixation