| NOUN | cognition | preoccupation | an idea that preoccupies the mind and holds the attention |
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| cognition | preoccupation, preoccupancy, absorption, engrossment | the mental state of being preoccupied by something | |
| act | preoccupation, preoccupancy | the act of taking occupancy before someone else does |
| Sounds | priyaa.kyahpey'shahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | An idea that preoccupies the mind and holds the attention. | |
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| Narrower | hang-up | An emotional preoccupation / preoccupation |
| hobbyhorse | A topic to which one constantly reverts | |
| obsession, fixation | An unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation / preoccupation with something or someone | |
| self-absorption | preoccupation with yourself to the exclusion of everything else | |
| Broader | idea, thought | The content of cognition |
| Spanish | preocupación | |
| Catalan | preocupació | |
| Verbs | preoccupy | engage or engross the interest or attention of beforehand or occupy urgently or obsessively |
| Meaning | The mental state of being preoccupied by something. | |
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| Synonyms | preoccupancy, absorption, engrossment | |
| Narrower | absentmindedness | preoccupation so great that the ordinary demands on attention are ignored |
| abstractedness, abstraction | preoccupation with something to the exclusion of all else | |
| Broader | cognitive state, state of mind | The state of a person's cognitive processes |
| Spanish | inquietud, intranquilidad, preocupación | |
| Catalan | amoïnament, capficament, inquietud, intranquil·litat, neguit, preocupació | |
| Verbs | preoccupy | engage or engross the interest or attention of beforehand or occupy urgently or obsessively |
| Meaning | The act of taking occupancy before someone else does. | |
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| Synonym | preoccupancy | |
| Broader | occupation, occupancy, moving in | The act of occupying or taking possession of a building |
| Verbs | preoccupy | occupy or take possession of beforehand or before another or appropriate for use in advance |
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