hyperfixate
hyperfixate · hyperfixates · hyperfixated · hyperfixating
To completely obsess or be absorbed in a subject or hobby to a point where a person…To completely obsess or be absorbed in a subject or hobby to a point where a person appears to completely tune out their surroundings and where the person repeatedly returns to said subject or material; to have a hyperfixation.
Meaning
1 sensesTo completely obsess or be absorbed in a subject or hobby to a point where a person appears to completely tune out their surroundings and where the person repeatedly returns to said subject or material; to have a hyperfixation.
I've been hyperfixating on obscure progressive rock bands all month.
Forms
hyperfixates, hyperfixating, hyperfixated, hyperfixated| Base form | hyperfixate · to hyperfixate |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | hyperfixates |
| Present participle | hyperfixating |
| Past simple | hyperfixated |
| Past participle | hyperfixated |
regular · Lesson
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedhyperfix
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle