FIXATIONS Synonyms
There are 6 hypernyms of the word fixations. (close relations)
Definition of FIXATIONS
Best Alternative Words for FIXATIONS
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fixedness | nounn | |||||||
noun • remaining in place • the quality of being fixed in place as by some firm attachment • the quality of being fixed and unchangeable | ||||||||
fixing | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • the act of putting something in working order again • restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place • the sterilization of an animal • (histology) the preservation and hardening of a tissue sample to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had in the living body | ||||||||
obsession | nounn | |||||||
noun • an irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions, even against your will • an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone | ||||||||
regression | nounn | |||||||
noun • an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely • (psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which you flee from reality by assuming a more infantile state • the relation between selected values of x and observed values of y (from which the most probable value of y can be predicted for any value of x) • returning to a former state | ||||||||
arrested development | nounn | |||||||
noun • an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely | ||||||||
infantile fixation | nounn | |||||||
noun • an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely |