preoccupation

Definition of Preoccupation in English :

1. preoccupation

an idea that preoccupies the mind and holds the attention

the mental state of being preoccupied by something

3. preoccupancy, preoccupation

the act of taking occupancy before someone else does

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Preoccupation

noun

1.

the state of being preoccupied, esp mentally

2.

something that holds the attention or preoccupies the mind

noun

1.

a preoccupying or being preoccupied, esp. mentally

2.

something, as an idea, which preoccupies one

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.