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 says he has been fixated on this moment from a very early age.
From BBC
As MarketWatch’s Myra P. Saefong reports, oil markets remain fixated on the threat of a U.S. attack on Iran — and this week could provide some clarity on the next move for crude prices.
From MarketWatch
And David plays Lincoln’s nemesis, Stevie Nichols, the very successful former partner of Lincoln’s late mother, upon whom the son remains perversely fixated.
From Los Angeles Times
Ethan Thornton said he got fixated on balloons at age 17—five years ago—after reading about a Google project that kept one over Puerto Rico for almost a year.
Apple investors fixated on the soaring cost of memory chips are missing the bigger picture, according to one analyst.
From MarketWatch
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