fixation
Definitions
Noun
- An abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely
- An unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone
- The activity of fastening something firmly in position
- (histology) the preservation and hardening of a tissue sample to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had in the living body
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "fixation".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | foundation | 3 | 38 |
| 2 | formation | 3 | 37 |
| 3 | federation | 4 | 15 |
| 4 | forbidden | 3 | 15 |
| 5 | flannagan | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | affiliation | 5 | 4 |
| 7 | flirtation | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | forsaken | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | affectation | 4 | 1 |
| 10 | flanagan | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | fogelson | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | affrication | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | fairhaven | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | fallopian | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | farrington | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | featherston | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | felderman | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | feltsman | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | fenderson | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | ferrington | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | fesperman | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | fessenden | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | fetherston | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | finlayson | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | flanigan | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | flannigan | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | flaxman | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | flenniken | 3 | 0 |
| 29 | flotation | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | fogelman | 3 | 0 |
| 31 | fogleman | 3 | 0 |
| 32 | foliation | 4 | 0 |
| 33 | foreperson | 3 | 0 |
| 34 | forewoman | 3 | 0 |
| 35 | forstmann | 2 | 0 |
| 36 | frampton | 2 | 0 |
| 37 | frandsen | 2 | 0 |
| 38 | frankson | 2 | 0 |
| 39 | frantzen | 2 | 0 |
| 40 | freemason | 3 | 0 |
| 41 | fruchtman | 2 | 0 |
| 42 | fulkerson | 3 | 0 |
| 43 | fullington | 3 | 0 |
| 44 | fundacion | 3 | 0 |
| 45 | fusselman | 3 | 0 |
| 46 | philipson | 3 | 0 |
| 47 | phillipson | 3 | 0 |
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Words that are spelled similarly to the term "fixation".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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| 1 | fiction | 2 | 46 |
| 2 | fraction | 2 | 23 |
| 3 | friction | 2 | 17 |
| 4 | taxation | 3 | 11 |
| 5 | inaction | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | factions | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | faction | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | flirtation | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | fruition | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | foliation | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | indexation | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | fumigation | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | filtration | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | figuration | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | ixion | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | fiato | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | ligation | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | ideation | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | fixative | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | fictions | 2 | 0 |
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Words that contain the same consonants as the term "fixation".
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Term
Definitions: 4
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 47
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
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