Preoccupation vs Forethought - What's the difference?
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The state of being preoccupied or an idea that preoccupies the mind; enthrallment.
The act of occupying something before someone else.
Thinking beforehand or in advance, planning; prior or previous consideration; premeditation.
:With a little forethought we'd have planned for this contingency and not been stuck here now.
Anticipation.
Provident care; prudence.
Thought of, or planned, beforehand.
* Francis Bacon
As nouns the difference between preoccupation and forethought
is that preoccupation is the state of being preoccupied or an idea that preoccupies the mind; enthrallment while forethought is thinking beforehand or in advance, planning; prior or previous consideration; premeditation.As an adjective forethought is
thought of, or planned, beforehand.preoccupation
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* preoccupancyforethought
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(-)- Forethought malice.