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

Ingeborg is regularly compelled to steal things, while Adam is fixated on becoming an object himself. — Josh Slater-Williams, IndieWire, 11 Aug. 2026

Natalia Vlasova, who’d been arrested in 2019, in Donetsk, was especially fixated on the idea of an obmin. — Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026

There were a lot of issues that were discussed and differences that were identified and fixated on. — NBC news, 9 Aug. 2026

While we were fixated on Giannis Antetokounmpo and gave up our entire young core and draft for the next ten years, the 76ers steal Jaylen Brown for a past-his-prime Paul George and then pivot to steal LeBron right from under us. — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 7 Aug. 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