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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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
One player who played under Eckert before he was at Southampton described him as an individual who is fixated with football.
From BBC • May 21, 2026
In 2022, actor Ben Affleck launched his AI film tech company, InterPositive, after becoming fixated on AI in film production.
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026
Since the start of 2026, the White House ballroom has become a topic Trump is so fixated with that he can’t seem to stop talking about it.
From Slate • Apr. 30, 2026
An elderly Chinese woman, dwarfed by the floral armchair she sat in, was fixated on the screen.
From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
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