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preoccupation::noun | Spocien Dictionary

preoccupation

noun

/pri,ɑkjə'peɪʃən/

the act of taking occupancy before someone else does

Type	Words
Synonyms	preoccupancy
Type of	occupation, moving in, occupancy
Derivation	preoccupy

preoccupation

noun

/pri,ɑkjə'peɪʃən/

the mental state of being preoccupied by something

Type	Words
Synonyms	absorption, engrossment, preoccupancy
Type of	state of mind, cognitive state
Has types	abstractedness, absentmindedness, abstraction
Derivation	preoccupy

preoccupation

noun

/pri,ɑkjə'peɪʃən/

an idea that preoccupies the mind and holds the attention

Type	Words
Type of	thought, idea
Has types	obsession, self-absorption, fixation, hang-up, hobbyhorse
Derivation	preoccupy