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FOCUSSING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The concentration of attention or energy on something
Example:
he had no direction in his life
Synonyms:
centering; direction; focal point; focus; focusing; focussing
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("focussing" is a kind of...):
absorption; concentration; engrossment; immersion (complete attention; intense mental effort)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "focussing"):
particularism (a focus on something particular)
Derivation:
focus (direct one's attention on something)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb focus
