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preoccupation

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 newpreoccupation.

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See preoccupation in Webster's New World College Dictionary

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