noun
1. the mental state of being preoccupied by something
• Syn: ↑preoccupation, ↑absorption, ↑engrossment
• Derivationally related forms: ↑engross (for: ↑engrossment), ↑absorb (for: ↑absorption), ↑preoccupied, ↑preoccupy, ↑preoccupy (for: ↑preoccupation)
• Hypernyms: ↑cognitive state, ↑state of mind
• Hyponyms: ↑abstractedness, ↑abstraction, ↑absentmindedness
2. the act of taking occupancy before someone else does
• Syn: ↑preoccupation
• Derivationally related forms: ↑preoccupy (for: ↑preoccupation)
• Hypernyms: ↑occupation, ↑occupancy, ↑moving in
Useful english dictionary. 2012.