noun, slang ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The state of being engrossed; concentration or preoccupation. uncountable

   "I had been too profoundly disabused of life's dearest illusions ever again to allow of their sweet engrossment."

2. 2
   the quality of being intent and concentrated wordnet
3. 3
   The fact or instance of preparing the final draft legal document for execution or completion. countable
4. 4
   the mental state of being preoccupied by something wordnet
5. 5
   Such document that has not yet been executed or completed. countable, informal

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6. 6
   complete attention; intense mental effort wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

absentmindednessabsorbentabsorptionabstractionadsorbentadsorption

Example

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"I had been too profoundly disabused of life's dearest illusions ever again to allow of their sweet engrossment."

Etymology

From engross + -ment.

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