noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 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. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From hyper- + fixation.

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