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.
verb
Other Word Forms
- unfixated adjective
Etymology
Origin of fixated
Example Sentences
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He was fixated on my getting a job after school.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026
For years, the West has been fixated on the “Davidson Window”—the 2021 warning by Adm.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026
In Pride and Prejudice and its various screen adaptations, Mrs Bennet is portrayed as stressed, emotional, and fixated on marrying off her five daughters.
From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026
Movie buffs are increasingly fixated with budgets and box-office results, a shift that has reshaped how they talk about films and pushed sites like Box Office Mojo into the mainstream.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026
She spotted the clock-lantern high above in the ceiling and fixated on its moving hands.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
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