preoccupation

/P R IY0 AA0 K Y AH0 P EY1 SH AH0 N/
noun
  1. 1

    The state of being preoccupied or an idea that preoccupies the mind; enthrallment.

  2. 2

    The act of occupying something before someone else.

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Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/preoccupation