fixated

[ fik-sey-tid ]

adjective

1. Psychoanalysis. arrested in emotional or sexual development:

   To me, he still seems stuck at the stage of an orally fixated toddler.

2. fastened or held in one place:

   An unstable dislocation, often due to loose ligaments, is more problematic than the fixated type of joint dislocation.

3. aimed or directed in one place:

   He looked up at me with the fixated stare of a strangled fish.

4. 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

1. the simple past tense and past participle of fixate ( def ).

Other Words From

• un·fix·at·ed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of fixated¹

fixate + -ed ²( def )

Example Sentences

Davis, eyes frozen and fixated on the door, didn’t move, his hands folded on his lap, the disappointment from the night filling all the empty space in the locker room.

From Los Angeles Times

In a story last year about turning 40, Riley told the Los Angeles Times that he has never been fixated on burnishing his personal legacy.

From Los Angeles Times

And with Trump fixated on plans to deport record numbers of immigrants, there is little indication that the US will change tack any time soon.

From BBC

Mrs MacDonald agreed that her husband had become fixated about it.

From BBC

Nakedness appears to be something Smyth was fixated on at his camps.

From BBC

Related Words

• captivated
• dominated
• haunted
• preoccupied
• troubled