Fixating

/fɪkˈseɪtɪŋ/ verb

Definition

The present participle of fixate; the ongoing action of focusing obsessively on something.

Etymology

From fixate plus -ing gerund/participle suffix, creating a verbal noun or continuous action form.

Kelly Says

Neuroscience shows that people with anxiety disorders have brains that literally get 'stuck' on fixating—their attention circuits don't disengage properly, which is why telling someone to 'just stop fixating' is like telling them to stop breathing.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ማግለጫ
ma-gle-ch-ia
ARالعربية
مُثبِت
muthabbit
BNবাংলা
স্থির করছে
sthir kor-che
CACatalà
fixador
fiks-a-dor
CSČeština
fixující
fiks-uj-e-ci
DADansk
fixerer
fiks-e-rer
DEDeutsch
fixierend
fiks-ie-ren-d
ELΕλληνικά
αποκλειστικός
a-po-klee-sti-kos
ESEspañol
fijando
fi-jan-do
FAفارسی
ثابت کننده
sabt-kuneh
FISuomi
kiinnittämässä
kiin-nit-ta-mä-ssä
FRFrançais
fixant
fiks-an
GUGU
સુરક્ષક
su-ruk-shak
HAHA
matsa
mat-sa
HEעברית
מַקְשֶׁה
ma-k'sheh
HIहिन्दी
निर्धारण कर रहा है
nir-dha-ran kar raha hai
HUMagyar
fixál
fiks-ál
IDBahasa Indonesia
memperbaiki
mem-per-ba-iki
IGIG
akpụta
ak-pu-ta
ITItaliano
fissante
fi-san-te
JA日本語
固定している
kōteizhiteiru
KKKK
тұрақтандыру
ty-ra-q-tan-dy-ru
KMKM
ស្ថិត
s-thit
KO한국어
고정하고 있음
gojeong-ha-go isseum
MRMR
स्थिरक
sth-i-rak
MSBahasa Melayu
memperbaiki
mem-per-ba-iki
MYမြန်မာ
အကျိုး
a-kyoe
NLNederlands
fixerend
fiks-er-end
NONorsk
fixerer
fiks-e-rer
PAPA
ਸੁਰક્ષਾ
su-rak-sha
PLPolski
fiksujący
fiks-u-y-cy
PTPortuguês
fixando
fiks-an-do
RORomână
fixând
fiks-and
RUРусский
фиксирующий
fiks-iruyushchiy
SVSvenska
fixerar
fiks-e-rar
SWKiswahili
kuweka
koo-weh-ka
TAதமிழ்
நிறுத்தி
ni-ru-thi
TEతెలుగు
నిరోధిస్తున్నాడు
ni-ro-dhi-stu-n-na-du
THไทย
กำลัง fix
gam-lang fix
TLTL
naka-fix
na-ka-fiks
TRTürkçe
fiksasyon
fiks-a-syon
UKУкраїнська
фіксує
fiks-ye
URاردو
ثابت کر رہا ہے
thabit kar rahe hai
VITiếng Việt
đang cố định
dang co dinh
YOYO
fiks
fiks
ZH中文
固定
gòng dìng
ZUZU
ukuthi
koo-thee

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