fixated
Americanadjective
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Psychoanalysis. arrested in emotional or sexual development.
To me, he still seems stuck at the stage of an orally fixated toddler.
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fastened or held in one place.
An unstable dislocation, often due to loose ligaments, is more problematic than the fixated type of joint dislocation.
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aimed or directed in one place.
He looked up at me with the fixated stare of a strangled fish.
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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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Much of the pre-debut coverage has fixated on Walker’s “leap” to comedy.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
But it’s possible to become overly fixated on audits, Sepp said.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026
Wall Street has been fixated on the coming IPO of Elon Musk’s SpaceX, which is expected to generate hundreds of millions in fees with a valuation north of $1.5 trillion.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
We spend so much time consumed by the now, and when we’re not, we’re fixated on the future and its glaring unpredictability.
From Salon • May 25, 2026
It was written in one long paragraph, with little punctuation and many spelling errors, and at first I fixated on these grammatical irregularities as a way to mute the text.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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