Synonyms for fixated
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : fik-seyt |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈfɪk seɪt |
Définition of fixated
Origin :- 1885, "to fix, make stable," from fix (v.) + -ate. Meaning "to gaze upon" is from 1889. Psychological sense is from 1926, originally in Freudian theory, in this case perhaps a back-formation from fixation. Related: Fixated; fixating.
- verb focus
- The eye was first fixated on the light-spot, and then moved horizontally away toward either the right or the left.
- Extract from : « Harvard Psychological Studies, Volume 1 » by Various
- The phenomenon appeared only when the illuminated spot had been fixated for an appreciable period of time.
- Extract from : « Harvard Psychological Studies, Volume 1 » by Various
- Breuer's first hysterical patient was fixated in the same manner upon the time when she nursed her very sick father.
- Extract from : « A General Introduction to Psychoanalysis » by Sigmund Freud
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