an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely
Used in a Sentence
fixation
How to use fixation in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for fixation.
Editorial note
Worse comments have happened, but now there's such a fixation with "quality" that people are starting to up the snark.
Examples12
Definitions4
Parts of speech1
Quick take
an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of fixation gathered in one view.
an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone
the activity of fastening something firmly in position
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for fixation.
noun
an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely
See also: regression
noun
an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone
See also: obsession
noun
the activity of fastening something firmly in position
noun
(histology) the preservation and hardening of a tissue sample to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had in the living body
See also: fixing
Example sentences
Worse comments have happened, but now there's such a fixation with "quality" that people are starting to up the snark.
"I reported the fixation issue privately only because I'm a good guy and was in a good mood.
Meebo was started by Stanford grads...Can we please get over this dopey fixation on big-name elite schools?
What's with this fixation on Foxconn and Apple?Apple is the most successful business in history.
Though I think the Silicon Valley community has an especially strong fixation on founders.
"well, they get discounted frappuchinos at any rate"I've noted your past fixation on English majors and their lack of financial success, and not sure why you single them out.
I think the mental/emotional harm that this sort of fixation on 'startups' has on many people is understated - we mourn the loss of someone to suicide, but say "he had other problems already".
Instead of the unhealthy fixation on Microsoft, concentrating on user and developer freedoms regardless of vendor is better.
Microsoft’s fixation on the windows ecosystem proved to a huge distraction and ultimately made them miss the internet/advertising and the mobile markets both which proved to be gigantic compared to the windows franchise.
However, conservation measures may unintentionally relax selection by allowing the ‘survival of the not-so-fit’, increasing the risk of fixation of maladaptive traits.
This episode yields an important lesson for conservation biology: fixation of maladaptive traits could render small threatened populations completely dependent on humans for reproduction, irreversibly compromising the long term viability of populations humanity seeks to conserve
Through a Marxist historical perspective, Engels analyzes the widespread social phenomena associated with female sexual morality, such as fixation on virginity and sexual purity, incrimination and violent punishment of women who commit adultery, and demands that women be submissive to their husbands.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use fixation in a sentence?
Worse comments have happened, but now there's such a fixation with "quality" that people are starting to up the snark.
What does fixation mean?
an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely
What part of speech is fixation?
fixation is commonly used as noun.