Radhika has got this fixation with cleanliness.
The word "fixation" in the above sentence means:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → obsession
A fixation is an unhealthy, excessive interest in or attachment to something. Radhika's fixation with cleanliness means she thinks about keeping things clean far more than is normal. Its synonym is obsession.
Example: He has a strange fixation with the number seven.
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) specialisation | concentrating on one field of study or work (it is a skill, not an unhealthy interest) | Her specialisation is heart surgery. |
| (2) compulsion | a strong urge to perform an action again and again, or being forced to do something (a fixation is an interest that fills the mind, and a compulsion is the urge to act on it) | He felt a compulsion to check the lock again and again. |
| (3) obsession (answer) | an idea or interest that fills a person's mind all the time, more than is reasonable (it has the same meaning) | Cricket is an obsession with my younger brother. |
| (4) focus | giving one's attention to something, a normal and often good thing (it does not carry the sense of too much) | The team kept its focus on winning the final. |