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Fixated vs Stubborn - What's the difference?

fixated | stubborn |

As adjectives the difference between fixated and stubborn

is that fixated is attached to someone or something in a neurotic or pathological manner while stubborn is refusing to move or to change one's opinion; obstinate; firmly resisting.

As a verb fixated

is past tense of fixate.

fixated

English

Verb

(head)
  • (fixate)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (psychology) attached to someone or something in a neurotic or pathological manner

    • stubborn

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Refusing to move or to change one's opinion; obstinate; firmly resisting.
    • He is pretty stubborn about his political beliefs, so why bother arguing?
    Blood can make a very stubborn stain on fabrics if not washed properly.

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    Derived terms

    * stubbornly * stubbornness

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