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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At that point, Meynard was not too fixated on the box office.
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 25 Mar. 2025
But when Tanya dangles the promise of funding her wellness business, Belinda becomes fixated on the opportunity.
—Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
The protagonist is an ornery, unemployed academic (Lee Sung-jae) who becomes fixated on a barking dog in his apartment complex, and goes to extreme lengths to silence it.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2025
Anti-fans, as pop-culture scholars have termed them, are similar to hate-watchers: consumers who become fixated on what frustrates them.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2025
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 25 Mar. 2025
But when Tanya dangles the promise of funding her wellness business, Belinda becomes fixated on the opportunity.
—Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
The protagonist is an ornery, unemployed academic (Lee Sung-jae) who becomes fixated on a barking dog in his apartment complex, and goes to extreme lengths to silence it.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2025
Anti-fans, as pop-culture scholars have termed them, are similar to hate-watchers: consumers who become fixated on what frustrates them.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 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 6 Apr. 2025.
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