fixation
fik say shuhn
- n an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely
- n an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone
- n the activity of fastening something firmly in position
- n (histology) the preservation and hardening of a tissue sample to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had in the living body
- But others see an injustice here: a fixation with the violence that rarely befalls members of rich or famous families--the JonBenets or Ennis Cosbys of the world--and a glossing .
- It's one more indication of the Academy's fixation on niche movies.
- But the professor has been right before, and his Ark fixation stems from his greatest coup.