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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Directed by Ben Stiller and produced by Judd Apatow, The Cable Guy featured Jim Carrey as an eccentric cable man who becomes fixated on one of his customers (Matthew Broderick).
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Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 5 June 2026
This haunting series, which has over 200 million views, was a part of a larger online movement on platforms like Reddit and TikTok that became fixated on mysterious spaces.
—Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026
Other carriers also fixated on money.
—Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 31 May 2026
Don’t become fixated on which field is the least automatable.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
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Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 5 June 2026
This haunting series, which has over 200 million views, was a part of a larger online movement on platforms like Reddit and TikTok that became fixated on mysterious spaces.
—Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026
Other carriers also fixated on money.
—Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 31 May 2026
Don’t become fixated on which field is the least automatable.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
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 15 Jun. 2026.
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