Preoccupation is a state where you're absorbed in something. You may have a preoccupation with video games or Hello Kitty, for example, if you can't keep your mind off those things.
The act of preoccupying, or taking possession of beforehand; the state of being preoccupied; prepossession.
Noun
the act of taking occupancy before someone else does
Noun
the mental state of being preoccupied by something
Noun
an idea that preoccupies the mind and holds the attention
n.
The act of preoccupying, or taking possession of
beforehand; the state of being preoccupied; prepossession.
n.
Anticipation of objections.
Preoccupation
The act of preoccupying, or taking possession of beforehand; the state of being preoccupied; prepossession.
Usage Examples
What is the thread of western civilization that distinguished its course in history? It has to do with the preoccupation of western man with his outward command and his sense of superiority.
Preoccupation with money is the great test of small natures, but only a small test of great ones.
Much of today's public anxiety about science is the apprehension that we may forever be overlooking the whole by an endless, obsessive preoccupation with the parts.
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Other Usage ExamplesToday's preoccupation with physical theories of everything takes a wrong turn from the purpose of science - to question all things relentlessly. Modern physics has become like Swift's kingdom of Laputa, flying absurdly on an island above the earth and indifferent to what is beneath.
But because we live in an age of science, we have a preoccupation with corroborating our myths.
Science has always been my preoccupation and when you think a breakthrough is possible, it is terribly exciting.