fixation

• Nom désignant un intérêt obsessionnel, une préoccupation ou un attachement à une idée, un objet ou une personne ; également utilisé en chimie et en biologie pour décrire le processus de stabilisation ou de fixation d'une substance.

A noun referring to an obsessive interest, preoccupation, or attachment to a particular idea, object, or person; also used in chemistry and biology to describe the process of making something stable or permanent.

1. Obsession or preoccupationB2formal

   An obsessive interest in or feeling about someone or something.

   Fixation (obsession)

   • He has a fixation on cleanliness and order.
   • Her fixation with the past prevents her from moving forward.
   • The child developed a fixation on dinosaurs.

   Synonymescompulsionfetishhang-upinfatuationmaniamonomaniaobsessionpreoccupation

   Antonymesapathydisinterestindifferenceunconcern

2. Stabilization or settingC1formal

   The act of making something stable, fixed, or unchanging.

   Stabilisation ou fixation

   • The fixation of the nitrogen in the soil is essential for plant growth.
   • The chemical process involves the fixation of carbon dioxide.
   • The fixation of the price at a low level helped boost sales.

   Synonymesfasteningfixingstabilization