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fixated
[fik-sey-tid]
adjective
Psychoanalysis.arrested in emotional or sexual development.
To me, he still seems stuck at the stage of an orally fixated toddler.
fastened or held in one place.
An unstable dislocation, often due to loose ligaments, is more problematic than the fixated type of joint dislocation.
aimed or directed in one place.
He looked up at me with the fixated stare of a strangled fish.
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
the simple past tense and past participle of fixate.
Other Word Forms
- unfixated adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of fixated1
Example Sentences
So now the tech billionaire has become fixated on killing the bill.
I was fixated on her choice of tableware: a cream-colored bubble plate.
Ravec oversees security for key public figures by assessing risks from terrorism, extremism, stalkers and any other foreseeable threat such as a "fixated individual".
Another detail many internet sleuths have fixated on is Slaton’s experience with her phone.
This struck me as a negotiation tactic very targeted at what Trump has become fixated on elsewhere.
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