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preoccupation

About 4.15 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun The state of being preoccupied or an idea that preoccupies the mind; enthrallment.
  2. noun The act of occupying something before someone else.

Similar words

engrossment preoccupancy absorption concern concentration attention desire sake anxiety worry

Often followed by

with of was in is and for that to

Word family

preoccupations

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