I had been too profoundly disabused of life's dearest illusions ever again to allow of their sweet engrossment.
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Engrossment
/ɛnˈɡɹəʊsmənt/
Synonyms for "engrossment" (143 found)
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Noun(3 words)
absentmindednessabsorbentabstractionadsorbentadsorptionapplicationarticleassiduityassimilationattentionautographblotterbrainchildbrainworkbrown studycastle buildingcompositionconstancycontemplationcopy
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monopolymooningmsmusemusingnonfictionobsessionobstinacyopusoriginalosmosispaperparchmentpatiencepenpenscriptpensivenesspercolationpermanencepersistence
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3 entriesdeep focusintense concentrationtotal engagement
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5 entriescomplete engrossmentdeep engrossmentfull engrossmenthours of engrossmentintense engrossment
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