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hyperfixation

hyperfixation noun: a complete obsession or absorption in a subject or hobby to a point where a person appears to completely tune out their surroundings and where the person repeatedly returns to said subject or material.

Noun

hyperfixation (countable and uncountable, plural hyperfixations)

  1. A complete obsession or absorption in a subject or hobby to a point where a person appears to completely tune out their surroundings and where the person repeatedly returns to said subject or material.

Forms of hyperfixation

pluralhyperfixations

Origin of hyperfixation

From hyper- + fixation.

Words formed from hyperfixation

Questions about hyperfixation

What does hyperfixation mean?
Hyperfixation means a complete obsession or absorption in a subject or hobby to a point where a person appears to completely tune out their surroundings and where the person repeatedly returns to said subject or material.
What part of speech is hyperfixation?
Hyperfixation is a noun.
What is the plural of hyperfixation?
The plural of hyperfixation is hyperfixations.

Words near hyperfixation in the dictionary

  1. hyperfix
  2. hyperfixate
  3. hyperfixated
  4. hyperfixates
  5. hyperfixating
  6. hyperfixation
  7. hyperfixations
  8. hyperfixed
  9. hyperfixes
  10. hyperfixing
  11. hyperflagellated

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