preoccupancy

Definitions of preoccupancy
  1. noun
    the mental state of being preoccupied by something
    synonyms: absorption, engrossment, preoccupation
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    types:
    abstractedness, abstraction
    preoccupation with something to the exclusion of all else
    absentmindedness
    preoccupation so great that the ordinary demands on attention are ignored
    reverie, revery
    an abstracted state of absorption
    type of:
    cognitive state, state of mind
    the state of a person's cognitive processes
  2. noun
    the act of taking occupancy before someone else does
    synonyms: preoccupation
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    type of:
    moving in, occupancy, occupation
    the act of occupying or taking possession of a building
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