as in obsession
something about which one is constantly thinking or concerned
their weight is an unfortunate fixation for many teenagers
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Recent Examples of fixation
Ideally, this is the sort of fixation that makes people a little concerned about you, like Ben learning claymation in Parks and Rec.
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James Factora, Them., 28 Mar. 2025
And the president’s fixation on Greenland falls in line with his criticisms that Europe is unfit to care for its own security.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 26 Mar. 2025
More specifically, bigorexia falls into a subcategory of BDD called muscle dysmorphia—a debilitating fixation on muscle size and physical appearance.
—Alex Vance, Parents, 24 Mar. 2025
Ideally, this is the sort of fixation that makes people a little concerned about you, like Ben learning claymation in Parks and Rec.
—James Factora, Them., 28 Mar. 2025
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James Factora, Them., 28 Mar. 2025
And the president’s fixation on Greenland falls in line with his criticisms that Europe is unfit to care for its own security.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 26 Mar. 2025
More specifically, bigorexia falls into a subcategory of BDD called muscle dysmorphia—a debilitating fixation on muscle size and physical appearance.
—Alex Vance, Parents, 24 Mar. 2025
Ideally, this is the sort of fixation that makes people a little concerned about you, like Ben learning claymation in Parks and Rec.
—James Factora, Them., 28 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for fixation
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“Fixation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fixation. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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