preoccupation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

The state of being preoccupied or an idea that preoccupies the mind; enthrallment.
The act of occupying something before someone else.

/ˌpɹiɑkjʊˈpeɪʃən/ /ˌpriɑkjəˈpeɪʃən/ /ˌpɹiɒkjʊˈpeɪʃən/ /ˌpɹiɒkjəˈpeɪʃən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-preoccupation.wav

preoccupation preoccupations pre-occupation

Borrowed from Middle French préoccupation, from Latin praeoccupātiō. By surface analysis, pre- + occupation or preoccupy + -ation.

preoccupancy

preoccupy occupation

overpreoccupation self-preoccupation

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