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How to Pronounce "fixation"

word

fɪkˈseɪʃən
fik-SAY-shun
fɪksˈeɪʃən
fik-SAY-shun

Definition

A strong and sometimes unhealthy focus or obsession with one thing, idea, or person. It can also mean the process of making something fixed or stable.

IPA Transcription

American English

fɪkˈseɪʃən

British English

fɪksˈeɪʃən

Simplified Pronunciation

US

fik-SAY-shun

UK

fik-SAY-shun

Listen in Context

She has a fixation with washing her hands all the time.

A child's fixation on a toy can last for weeks.

Scientists study nitrogen fixation in plants.

He's developed a real fixation on healthy eating lately.