preoccupation

    [prē äk′yo̵̅o̅ pā′s̸hən, -yə-]
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Preoccupation is a state of being focused on and engrossed in something, or the thing that you are engrossed in.noun

  1. When you become obsessed with knitting, this is an example of a preoccupation with knitting.
  2. When you become obsessed with knitting, this is an example of when knitting is your new preoccupation.

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noun

  1. a preoccupying or being preoccupied, esp. mentally
  2. something, as an idea, which preoccupies one

Origin: L praeoccupatio

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noun
  1. The state of being preoccupied; absorption of the attention or intellect.
  2. Something that preoccupies or engrosses the mind: Money was their chief preoccupation.
  3. Occupation of a place in advance; preoccupancy.
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