preoccupation

n.

1. The state of being preoccupied; absorption of the attention or intellect.
2. Something that preoccupies or engrosses the mind: Money was their chief preoccupation.
3. Occupation of a place in advance; preoccupancy.

noun

Total occupation of the attention or of the mind: absorption, engrossment, enthrallment, immersion, prepossession. See excite/bore/interest.

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The noun has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: an idea that preoccupies the mind and holds the attention

Meaning #2: the mental state of being preoccupied by something
  Synonyms: preoccupancy, absorption, engrossment

Meaning #3: the act of taking occupancy before someone else does
  Synonym: preoccupancy

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - tidligere besiddelse, optagethed, åndsfraværelse

Nederlands (Dutch)
verstrooidheid, afwezigheid

Français (French)
n. - préoccupation

Deutsch (German)
n. - Sorge

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ολοκληρωτική ενασχόληση, απορρόφηση, περισπασμός, συνεχής έγνοια ή ανησυχία

Italiano (Italian)
preoccupazione, cura, distrazione

Português (Portuguese)
n. - preocupação (f)

Русский (Russian)
одержимость, озабоченность

Español (Spanish)
n. - preocupación

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - tankfullhet, förströddhet, främsta intresse, huvudsakliga sysselsättning, tidigare innehav

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
抢先占据, 全神贯注, 入神, 抢先占有, 专心的事物, 关注的事物

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 搶先佔據, 全神貫注, 入神, 搶先佔有, 專心的事物, 關注的事物

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 선취, 선입관

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 先取, 先入主, 偏見, 没頭

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) سبق الامتلاك, لستغراق, انهماك‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮הטרדת-הדעת, חוסר-ריכוז, השתקעות במחשבות, רעיון מטריד, פיזור-נפש‬

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