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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In other matters, Kennedy’s team diagnosed corporate interests and prescription medications as causes to sick, stressed, and screen-fixated kids.
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Philip Elliott, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
Video released over the weekend showed Brown become fixated on Zarutska and pull out a knife before stabbing her multiple times in the neck and leaving her to die.
—Danielle Battaglia, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
Few players are more fixated on the upcoming WNBA free-agency cycle than Angel Reese.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
Men between the ages of 15 and 25 appear to be particularly susceptible to becoming fixated with mass carnage, O’Toole said.
—Ernesto Londoño, Twin Cities, 1 Sep. 2025
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Philip Elliott, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
Video released over the weekend showed Brown become fixated on Zarutska and pull out a knife before stabbing her multiple times in the neck and leaving her to die.
—Danielle Battaglia, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
Few players are more fixated on the upcoming WNBA free-agency cycle than Angel Reese.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
Men between the ages of 15 and 25 appear to be particularly susceptible to becoming fixated with mass carnage, O’Toole said.
—Ernesto Londoño, Twin Cities, 1 Sep. 2025
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“Fixated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fixated. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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