PREOCCUPATION as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the act of taking occupancy before someone else does
   Synonym(s)
   • preoccupancy (what does preoccupancy mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) preoccupation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • occupation (what does occupation mean?)
   • occupancy (what does occupancy mean?)
   • taking possession (what does taking possession mean?)
   • moving in (what does moving in mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • preoccupy (what does preoccupy mean?)
2. Meaning
   • the mental state of being preoccupied by something
   Synonym(s)
   • absorption (what does absorption mean?)
   • engrossment (what does engrossment mean?)
   • preoccupancy (what does preoccupancy mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) preoccupation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • cognitive state (what does cognitive state mean?)
   • state of mind (what does state of mind mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • abstractedness (what does abstractedness mean?)
   • abstraction (what does abstraction mean?)
   • absentmindedness (what does absentmindedness mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • steep (what does steep mean?)
   • immerse (what does immerse mean?)
   • engulf (what does engulf mean?)
   • plunge (what does plunge mean?)
   • engross (what does engross mean?)
   • absorb (what does absorb mean?)
   • soak up (what does soak up mean?)
   • absorb (what does absorb mean?)
   • engross (what does engross mean?)
   • engage (what does engage mean?)
   • occupy (what does occupy mean?)
   • absorb (what does absorb mean?)
   • engross (what does engross mean?)
   • engage (what does engage mean?)
   • occupy (what does occupy mean?)
   • preoccupy (what does preoccupy mean?)
   • preoccupy (what does preoccupy mean?)
3. Meaning
   • an idea that preoccupies the mind and holds the attention
   Hypernyms(s) preoccupation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • idea (what does idea mean?)
   • thought (what does thought mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • obsession (what does obsession mean?)
   • fixation (what does fixation mean?)
   • hang-up (what does hang-up mean?)
   • hobbyhorse (what does hobbyhorse mean?)
   • self-absorption (what does self-absorption mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • preoccupy (what does preoccupy mean?)