Fixate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

attach (oneself) to a person or thing in a neurotic way

pay attention to exclusively and obsessively

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈɪkseɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈɪkseɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈɪkseɪt/

2 syllables Say it as /fˈɪkseɪt/.

Examples

He fixates on his mother, even at the age of 40
The media are fixating on Princess Diana's death
let's fix the picture to the frame

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

fix settle on

Parts of Speech

verb	attach (oneself) to a person or thing in a neurotic way “He fixates on his mother, even at the age of 40”
verb	pay attention to exclusively and obsessively “The media are fixating on Princess Diana's death”
verb	make fixed, stable or stationary “let's fix the picture to the frame”
verb	become fixed (on) “Her eyes fixated on a point on the horizon”

Word Forms

fixation

noun

an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

fixieren

sich auf neurotische Weise an eine Person oder Sache binden

🇫🇷French

fixer

s'attacher à une personne ou à une chose de manière névrotique

🇪🇸Spanish

fijar

apegarse (a uno mismo) a una persona o cosa de una manera neurótica

🇮🇹Italian

fissarsi

attaccarsi a una persona o a una cosa in modo nevrotico

🇳🇱Dutch

fixeren

zich op neurotische wijze aan een persoon of ding hechten

🇵🇹Portuguese

fixar

ligar-se (a si mesmo) a uma pessoa ou coisa de uma forma neurótica

🇷🇺Russian

фиксировать

привязываться (себя) к человеку или вещи невротическим образом

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ठीक करना

किसी व्यक्ति या वस्तु से विक्षिप्त तरीके से जुड़ना (स्वयं को)।

🇧🇩Bengali

স্থির করা

স্নায়বিক উপায়ে একজন ব্যক্তি বা জিনিসের সাথে (নিজেকে) সংযুক্ত করুন

🇮🇳Tamil

பொருத்து

ஒரு நரம்பியல் வழியில் ஒரு நபர் அல்லது பொருளுடன் (தன்னை) இணைக்கவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

స్థిరపరచు

ఒక వ్యక్తి లేదా వస్తువుకు న్యూరోటిక్ మార్గంలో (తనకు) అటాచ్ చేయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

फिक्सेट

एखाद्या व्यक्तीशी किंवा वस्तूशी न्यूरोटिक मार्गाने (स्वतःला) संलग्न करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

ફિક્સેટ

ન્યુરોટિક રીતે કોઈ વ્યક્તિ અથવા વસ્તુ સાથે (પોતાને) જોડો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ಥಿರೀಕರಿಸು

ನರಸಂಬಂಧಿ ರೀತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ ಅಥವಾ ವಸ್ತುವಿಗೆ (ಸ್ವತಃ) ಲಗತ್ತಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉറപ്പിക്കുക

ഒരു വ്യക്തിയുമായോ വസ്തുവുമായോ ന്യൂറോട്ടിക് രീതിയിൽ (സ്വയം) അറ്റാച്ചുചെയ്യുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਫਿਕਸੇਟ

(ਆਪਣੇ ਆਪ ਨੂੰ) ਕਿਸੇ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜਾਂ ਚੀਜ਼ ਨਾਲ ਨਿurਰੋਟਿਕ ਤਰੀਕੇ ਨਾਲ ਜੋੜੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

ٹھیک کرنا

(خود کو) کسی شخص یا چیز سے اعصابی انداز میں جوڑیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

固定

以神经质的方式依附于一个人或事物

🇯🇵Japanese

固定する

神経症的に人や物に執着する

🇰🇷Korean

고정시키다

신경증적인 방식으로 사람이나 사물에 (자신을) 붙이다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cố định

gắn bó (bản thân) với một người hoặc vật một cách loạn thần kinh

🇹🇭Thai

ตรึง

แนบ (ตัวเอง) กับบุคคลหรือสิ่งของในลักษณะทางประสาท

🇮🇩Indonesian

memfiksasi

melekatkan (diri sendiri) pada seseorang atau benda dengan cara yang neurotik

🇵🇭Filipino

ayusin

ilakip (ang sarili) sa isang tao o bagay sa isang neurotic na paraan

🇲🇾Malay

menetap

melekatkan (diri sendiri) pada seseorang atau benda dengan cara neurotik

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مثبت

التعلق (النفس) بشخص أو شيء بطريقة عصابية

🇮🇷Persian

ثابت کردن

به صورت روان رنجورانه (خود) را به شخص یا چیز وابسته می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

sabitlemek

(kendini) bir kişiye veya şeye nevrotik bir şekilde bağlamak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לקבע

להיקשר (עצמך) לאדם או לדבר בצורה נוירוטית

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The primary meaning of 'fixate' is 'attach (oneself) to a person or thing in a neurotic way'.

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