1. An idea that preoccupies the mind and holds the attention 
2. The mental state of being preoccupied by something
   - preoccupancy, absorption, engrossment 
3. The act of taking occupancy before someone else does
   - preoccupancy

Derived forms: preoccupations

See also: preoccupy

Type of: cognitive state, idea, moving in, occupancy, occupation, state of mind, thought

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