fixated

American  

[fik-sey-tid] / ˈfɪk seɪ tɪd /

adjective

1. Psychoanalysis. arrested in emotional or sexual development.

   To me, he still seems stuck at the stage of an orally fixated toddler.

2. fastened or held in one place.

   An unstable dislocation, often due to loose ligaments, is more problematic than the fixated type of joint dislocation.

3. aimed or directed in one place.

   He looked up at me with the fixated stare of a strangled fish.

4. focused on by the eyes.

   Given a constant distance between the two eyes, the location of the fixated point, where the lines of sight of the two eyes meet, can be computed.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of fixate.

Other Word Forms

• unfixated adjective

Etymology

Origin of fixated

fixate + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

For that reason, even after this week’s dividend hike, many Costco investors are likely fixated on a different number: The price of gasoline.

From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026

Investors remain as fixated as ever on reading the tea leaves for signs of AI demand.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

While investors are fixated on when energy flows will resume and normalize in the Strait of Hormuz, oil markets themselves may be signaling peak worry time is over.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026

The case began in February 2025, when Anguiano saw the victim at her workplace and became fixated on her, according to the district attorney’s statement.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

I also become a little fixated on his eyelashes, which ordinarily you don’t notice much because they’re so blond.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins

Related Words

• captivated
• dominated
• haunted
• preoccupied
• troubled