Fixation Meaning
/fɪksˈeɪʃən/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe act of fixing.
nounThe state of being fixed or fixated.
Sentence Examples
Tom has a strange fixation to potato salad.
Tom has a fixation on his mother.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
His intense ____ on collecting rare stamps consumed all his free time and thoughts.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
His ____ with collecting rare coins started when his grandfather gave him an old silver dollar.
Word Origin & History
From Old French fixation. By surface analysis, fix + -ation.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Increasingly it is being realised that a modern conurbation's transport problems cannot be solved if there is a fixation on profit and loss in public transport—[...]."
— 1962 October, “The Victoria Line”, in Modern Railways, page 218:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
His intense ____ on collecting rare stamps consumed all his free time and thoughts.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
His ____ with collecting rare coins started when his grandfather gave him an old silver dollar.