fixated
adjective
fix·at·ed
ˈfik-ˌsā-təd 
: arrested in development or adjustment
especially
: arrested at a pregenital level of psychosexual development
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And further, that the mainstream obsession with the genre has made our legal system more reactionary and more fixated on punishment?
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The Learning Network, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2025
Musk is interested in Mars, and Bezos is more fixated on the Moon.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 27 Jan. 2025
Of course, most of the characters in The White Lotus are too fixated on primal desires — getting drunk, getting laid, checking emails from work — to even notice the paradise.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Feb. 2025
Rebekah is so fixated on Tyler that her daughter simply fades into the background.
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 24 Jan. 2025
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The Learning Network, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2025
Musk is interested in Mars, and Bezos is more fixated on the Moon.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 27 Jan. 2025
Of course, most of the characters in The White Lotus are too fixated on primal desires — getting drunk, getting laid, checking emails from work — to even notice the paradise.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Feb. 2025
Rebekah is so fixated on Tyler that her daughter simply fades into the background.
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 24 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for fixated
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“Fixated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fixated. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.
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