fixation
Example Sentences
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As the summer wanes, Jean’s fixation on David grows.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026
A quietly brilliant premise, and a film no one has ever really made, despite the “hag” title perfectly primed for a tale of sick fixation.
From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026
"I think the fixation on the toilet is kind of human nature," he said.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026
Call it a case of scenario fixation syndrome.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026
He also had an extreme fixation on the 1980s, the decade during which he’d been a teenager.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
Vocabulary lists containing fixation
Psychology
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Get a Grip, Vivy Cohen!
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Vocabulary from Readings 2, Unit 2
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