PREOCCUPANCY

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The act of taking occupancy before someone else does

Synonyms:

preoccupancy; preoccupation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

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

moving in; occupancy; occupation (the act of occupying or taking possession of a building)

Meaning:

The mental state of being preoccupied by something

Synonyms:

absorption; engrossment; preoccupancy; preoccupation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

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

cognitive state; state of mind (the state of a person's cognitive processes)

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

abstractedness; abstraction (preoccupation with something to the exclusion of all else)

absentmindedness (preoccupation so great that the ordinary demands on attention are ignored)

Derivation:

preoccupied (having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something)

preoccupied (deeply absorbed in thought)

preoccupy (engage or engross the interest or attention of beforehand or occupy urgently or obsessively)