fixation

Definitions

The action of making something firm, stable, or set in a specific position.

An obsessive interest in or feeling of attachment to someone or something.

The process of converting a substance from a gaseous or dissolved state into a solid or more stable form.

Examples

His fixation on perfection often prevented him from completing his projects on time.

The psychologist noted that the patient had a strange fixation on collecting antique clocks.

Synonyms

obsession preoccupation fetish compulsion infatuation fixity attachment

Antonyms

indifference detachment apathy disinterest unconcern aversion repulsion