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   preoccupation

   /prɪˌɒkjʊˈpeɪʃn/

   noun

   • 1. the state or condition of being preoccupied or engrossed with something: "he began to overcome his preoccupation with germs" Similar pensivenessconcentrationengrossmentabsorptionself-absorptionmusingthinkingthinking of other thingsdeep thoughtbrown studybroodingabstractionabsent-mindednessabsence of minddistractionforgetfulnessinattentivenesswool-gatheringinadvertenceheedlessnessdreamreveriedaydreamingoblivionobliviousness
   • ▪ a subject or matter that engrosses someone: "their main preoccupation was how to feed their families" Similar obsessionconcernfixationfascinationpassionenthusiasmhobby horsepet subjectcompulsionfetishcomplexneurosismaniaidée fixeinformal:bee in one's bonnethang-upthingbug

   Word Origin late 16th century (first used in rhetoric in the sense ‘anticipating and meeting objections beforehand’): from Latin praeoccupatio(n-), from praeoccupare ‘seize beforehand’ (see preoccupy).

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   PREOCCUPATION definition: 1. an idea or subject that someone thinks about most of the time: 2. the state of being worried…. Learn more.

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   Preoccupation is a state where you're absorbed in something. You may have a preoccupation with video games or Hello Kitty, for example, if you can't keep your mind off those things. We all have our preoccupations: ideas and things that we just can't stop thinking about.

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   1. : an act of preoccupying : the state of being preoccupied. 2. a. : extreme or excessive concern with something. b. : something that preoccupies one. Synonyms. fetish. fetich. fixation. idée fixe. mania. obsession. prepossession. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of preoccupation in a Sentence.

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   Preoccupation is a state of mind in which you think about something so much that you do not consider other things to be important. It was hard for him to be aware of her; he kept sinking back into black preoccupation.

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   Preoccupation definition: the state of being preoccupied. . See examples of PREOCCUPATION used in a sentence.

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   [uncountable, countable] preoccupation (with something) a state of thinking about something continuously; something that you think about frequently or for a long time synonym obsession. She found his preoccupation with money irritating. His current preoccupation is the appointment of the new manager. Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.

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   preoccupation meaning, definition, what is preoccupation: when someone thinks or worries about som...: Learn more.

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   1. If you have a preoccupation with something or someone, you keep thinking about them because they are important to you. [...] 2. Preoccupation is a state of mind in which you think about something so much that you do not consider other things to be important. [...] More. Synonyms of 'preoccupation'

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    1. If you have a preoccupation with something or someone, you keep thinking about them because they are important to you. [...] 2. Preoccupation is a state of mind in which you think about something so much that you do not consider other things to be important. [...] More. Synonyms of 'preoccupation'

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    preoccupation meaning: 1. the state of thinking or worrying about something so much that you do not think about other…. Learn more.