Noun
- 1. preoccupation, idea, thought
- usage: an idea that preoccupies the mind and holds the attention
- 2. preoccupation, preoccupancy, absorption, engrossment, cognitive state, state of mind
- usage: the mental state of being preoccupied by something
- 3. preoccupancy, preoccupation, occupation, occupancy, moving in
- usage: the act of taking occupancy before someone else does
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