preoccupation

Noun
  1. An idea that preoccupies the mind and holds the attention (synset 105845245)
    is a type of: idea, thought - the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
    subtypes:
    • fixation, obsession - an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone
    • hang-up - an emotional preoccupation
    • hobbyhorse - a topic to which one constantly reverts
    • self-absorption - preoccupation with yourself to the exclusion of everything else
  2. The mental state of being preoccupied by something (synset 105708052)
    is a type of: cognitive state, state of mind - the state of a person's cognitive processes
    subtypes:
    same as: absorption, engrossment, preoccupancy
  3. The act of taking occupancy before someone else does (synset 100087893)
    is a type of: moving in, occupancy, occupation - the act of occupying or taking possession of a building
    same as: preoccupancy

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