75 entries under preoccupation topic. ×

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brooding(noun, consideration, thinking, vagueness)
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wistfulness(noun, sorrow, depression, melancholy, sadness)
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daydreaming(noun, consideration, thinking, vagueness, reflection)
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dreaminess(noun, study, melancholy, vision, fantasy)
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musing(noun, consideration, fantasy, dream, thinking)
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reverie(noun, study, consideration, vision, dream)
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abstraction(noun, state, fantasy, dream, thoughtfulness)
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thoughtfulness(noun, musing, reflectiveness, solemnity)
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absorption(noun, consideration, fantasy, dream, thinking)
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blues(noun, sorrow, depression, melancholy, sadness)
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castle-building(noun, study, vision, fantasy, dream)
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dejection(noun, sorrow, depression, melancholy, sadness)
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depression(noun, sorrow, melancholy, sadness, gloom)
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despair(noun, sorrow, depression, melancholy, sadness)
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despondency(noun, sorrow, depression, melancholy, sadness)
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dreaming(noun, fantasy, dream, thoughtfulness, vagueness)
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engrossment(noun, consideration, thinking, vagueness)
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ennui(noun, sorrow, depression, melancholy, sadness)
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gloom(noun, sorrow, depression, melancholy, sadness)
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gloominess(noun, sorrow, depression, melancholy, sadness)
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