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PREOCCUPANCY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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)
Sense 2
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)
