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.