Definition fixated in American English

fixated adjective

adjective

/fɪkˈseɪtəd/

so interested in someone or something that you do not pay attention to anything else

Example

He seems fixated on losing weight.

Synonyms and related words

interested excited alive attention regard focused

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in psychology, someone who is fixated has feelings about sex that have not developed normally because they loved someone or something a lot as a child

Synonyms and related words

catharsis complex conditioning

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