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hyperfixate

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • I've been hyperfixating on obscure progressive rock bands all month.

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