engrossment

noun

in-ˈgrō-smənt How to pronounce engrossment (audio)
Definition of engrossmentnext
as in immersion
a focusing of the mind on something my engrossment in the video game made me lose track of time

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Recent Examples of engrossment As glamorous contestants prepared for the annual Miss Universe Pageant, and competed for their countries on an international stage in the sport of beauty, a few notable changes were made to the competition that have garnered global engrossment. — Essence, 21 Nov. 2025 Simply through Burnley’s engrossment with Rogers, Villa had a two-vs-two on the other two centre-backs. — Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025 Humanity's engrossment with giant underwater creatures has spawned an entire subgenre of books and movies. — Nikolas Lanum, Fox News, 5 Aug. 2023 Mixed and even negative opinions can serve as control rods for the fission of overly pious engrossment. — Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker, 8 Feb. 2021 Religion reminded a commercially minded people about the things of the spirit and prevented them from succumbing to an excessive engrossment in material things. — Daniel J. Mahoney, National Review, 23 Sep. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for engrossment
  1. immersion
  2. attention
  3. concentration
Noun
  • Newer techniques in which cooling occurs directly at the server or chip level include direct liquid cooling (also called direct-to-chip cooling) and immersion cooling.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Sonos Soundbar Prime Day Deal Bring cinematic immersion to your living room with the Sonos Beam Gen 2 Soundbar.
    — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of immersion
Noun
  • Amalia Ulman’s 2025 film Magic Farm, about an American team’s desperation to manufacture a viral trend in rural Argentina, is minor cringe for its pleasurable skewering of the attention economy.
    — Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
  • No one was standing over my shoulder telling me to pay it special attention, but I was mesmerized.
    — Joan Martelli, Time, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of attention
Noun
  • Under the ban, each homogeneous material that makes up a garment should not have a PFHxA concentration equal to or greater than 25 parts per billion (ppb) for the sum of PFHxA and its salts, while 1,000 ppb for the sum of its related substances.
    — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Captains stay in contact with other vessels throughout each trip to share information about salmon concentrations, while the fleet follows weekly closure areas based on reports from the fishing grounds.
    — Annika Hammerschlag, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of concentration

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“Engrossment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/engrossment. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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