Fixation and Need

Fixation

Fixation noun - Something about which one is constantly thinking or concerned.

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Need and fixation are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Need" instead a noun "Fixation".

Nearby Words: fixed, fixing, fixated, fixate, fixity

Need noun - A state of being without something necessary, desirable, or useful.

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Fixation and need are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Fixation" instead a noun "Need".

Nearby Words: needed, needs, needy, needless, needful

high	high fixation	high need
special	special fixation	special need
particular	particular fixation	particular need
genuine	genuine fixation	genuine need
Other adjectives: single, deep, obvious, strong, real, severe, big, extreme, intense, serious, huge, little, social, personal, religious, psychological, general, national, obsessive, obsessive-compulsive.

Married to the Job: John Sterling's single-minded fixation on his potential investments in Java completely blind him to his wife's obvious need for attention and de Gace's obvious willingness to give it to her.

Source: Film / Wild Orchids
On a meta level, the painting also serves to illustrate a need to move on, resulting in Dufayel finally painting other pictures, after his scene with Lucien reveals how unhealthy his Renoir fixation is getting.

Source: Film / Amélie
Oral Fixation: Mizore and her lollipop; justified that all snow women need to have something in their mouths to stay cool from the heat.

Source: Manga / Rosario + Vampire

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