fixated

adjective

fix·​at·​ed ˈfik-ˌsā-təd 

: arrested in development or adjustment

especially : arrested at a pregenital level of psychosexual development

Examples of fixated in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Raphael Wicky is sitting in his childhood home in Switzerland, then maybe 8 years old, his eyes fixated on something on TV that would capture his attention for the next four decades. — Sam McDowell 9, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2026

Madrid, Spain Fifteen Americans and five Australians squeeze into a Madrid living room, eyes fixated on the television showing a soccer match 5,000 miles away. — Amelie Claydon, New York Times, 2 July 2026

As participants watched footage from various journeys, researchers tracked where their gaze fixated and for how long. — Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 30 June 2026

Investors, however, appeared more fixated on whether last week's tech sell-off has finally run its course. — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 29 June 2026

Word History

Etymology

from past participle of fixate

First Known Use

1926, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for fixated

• abated
• ablated
• awaited
• belated
• berated
• castrated
• chelated
• citrated
• collated
• conflated
• created
• curated

Medical Definition

fixated

adjective

fix·​at·​ed

: arrested in development or adjustment

especially : arrested at a pregenital level of psychosexual development