ABSTRACTEDNESS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Preoccupation with something to the exclusion of all else

Synonyms:

abstractedness; abstraction

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("abstractedness" is a kind of...):

absorption; engrossment; preoccupancy; preoccupation (the mental state of being preoccupied by something)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "abstractedness"):

reverie; revery (an abstracted state of absorption)

Derivation:

abstracted (lost in thought; showing preoccupation)