preoccupation :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

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n. an idea that preoccupies the mind and holds the attention

n. the act of taking occupancy before someone else does

n. the mental state of being preoccupied by something

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Fuzzynyms (14)

n. (psychoanalysis) a combination of emotions and impulses that have been rejected from awareness but still influence a person's behavior

n. an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action

n. an irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions, even against your will; "her compulsion to wash her hands repeatedly"

n. an abstracted state of absorption

n. regurgitation of small amounts of food; seen in some infants after feeding

n. a state of mind in which consciousness is fragile and voluntary action is poor or missing; a state resembling deep sleep

n. a state of comatose torpor (as found in sleeping sickness)

n. a state of motor and mental inactivity with a partial suspension of sensibility; "he fell into a deep torpor"

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