Preoccupation

What do we mean by preoccupation?

The state of being preoccupied; absorption of the attention or intellect. noun

Something that preoccupies or engrosses the mind. noun

The act of preoccupying, or seizing beforehand; possession gained in advance. noun

The act of anticipating; anticipation. noun

The state of being preoccupied; prior engrossment or absorption. noun

The act of preoccupying, or taking possession of beforehand; the state of being preoccupied; prepossession. noun

Anticipation of objections. noun

The state of being preoccupied or an idea that preoccupies the mind; enthrallment. noun

The act of occupying something before someone else. noun

An idea that preoccupies the mind and holds the attention noun

The mental state of being preoccupied by something noun

The act of taking occupancy before someone else does noun

The state of being preoccupied or an idea that preoccupies the mind; enthrallment.

The act of occupying something before someone else.

Preoccupated - so incredibly mentally involved in thought that you are or look constipated. Urban Dictionary

A phenomenon in which a person paces while doing a task such as brushing teeth, talking on the phone, texting, or thinking. Urban Dictionary

Words that are spelled similarly to preoccupation:
preoccupation, reoccupation, preaccusation, preoccupations.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word preoccupation:
spirituality, purity, neglect, sexuality, thoughts, evident, themes, phenomena, self, detail, reflected, consciousness, matters, philosophical, byzantine, consequences, eating, sex, moral, sexual, disorder, rebellion, desire, psychological, aspect, emphasis, regard, survival, characteristic, romantic, questions, spiritual, concern, thinking, ideas, wealth, belief, fear.

Words that rhyme with preoccupation:
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Adjectives that are often used to describe preoccupation:
major, main, constant, intense, central, chief, excessive, exclusive, obsessive, primary, current, principal, morbid, sole, national, lifelong, sexual, greater, traditional, persistent, overwhelming, mental, overriding, maternal, serious, dominant, deep, suicidal, self, cultural, undue, somatic, earlier, intellectual, contemporary, immediate, anxious, extreme, continued, continual, conscious, century, apparent, fundamental, continuous, widespread, narcissistic, narrow, universal, daily, unhealthy, romantic, thematic.

Words that sound like preoccupation:
preoccupation, preoccupations, preoccupying, preoccupied, preoccupy, preoccupies, prescription, peculation, evacuation, brachiation.