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fixation:
- Fixierung; Obsession; Definition
Wiktionary:
- fixation → Fixierung, Befestigung, Manie, Sucht
- fixate → fixieren, festmachen, befestigen

English

Detailed Translations for fixation from English to German

fixation:

fixation [the ~] nomen

the fixation (obsession)
die Fixierung; die Obsession
- Fixierung [die ~] nomen
- Obsession [die ~] nomen
the fixation (definition; declaration; determination; ascertainment; establishment; settlement; appointment)
die Definition
- Definition [die ~] nomen

Translation Matrix for fixation:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
Definition	appointment; ascertainment; declaration; definition; determination; establishment; fixation; settlement	definition; definition of the meaning of a word; typification
Fixierung	fixation; obsession	fixed idea; hang-up; obsession
Obsession	fixation; obsession	fixed idea; hang-up; obsession
-	arrested development; fixing; infantile fixation; obsession; regression

Related Words for "fixation":

fixate

Synonyms for "fixation":

arrested development; infantile fixation; regression; abnormality; abnormalcy; abnormal condition
obsession; preoccupation
fastening; attachment
fixing; preservation

Related Definitions for "fixation":

(histology) the preservation and hardening of a tissue sample to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had in the living body¹
the activity of fastening something firmly in position¹
an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone¹
an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely¹

Wiktionary Translations for fixation:

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• fixation	→ Fixierung	↔ fixatie — het fixeren, het vastzetten, het vasthechten
• fixation	→ Befestigung	↔ bevestiging — datgene waarmee of waardoor twee of meer dingen aan elkaar vastzitten
• fixation	→ Befestigung	↔ bevestiging — het bevestigd zijn, het vastzitten aan iets anders
• fixation	→ Manie; Sucht	↔ manie — médecine\|fr folie qui n’est pas complet comme la démence et qui se manifeste par des accès intermittents.

fixate:

Translation Matrix for fixate:

Verb	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	fix; settle on

Related Words for "fixate":

fixating, fixative, fixation

Synonyms for "fixate":

bind; tie; attach; bond
attend; hang; advert; pay heed; give ear
fix
settle on; freeze; stop dead

Related Definitions for "fixate":

become fixed (on)¹
- Her eyes fixated on a point on the horizon¹
make fixed, stable or stationary¹
pay attention to exclusively and obsessively¹
- The media are fixating on Princess Diana's death¹
attach (oneself) to a person or thing in a neurotic way¹
- He fixates on his mother, even at the age of 40¹

Wiktionary Translations for fixate:

fixate

verb

to make something fixed
- fixate → fixieren; festmachen; befestigen
to stare fixedly
- fixate → fixieren

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University