n. | 1. | The act of preoccupying, or taking possession of beforehand; the state of being preoccupied; prepossession. |
2. | Anticipation of objections. |
Noun | 1. | preoccupation - an idea that preoccupies the mind and holds the attention |
2. | preoccupation - the mental state of being preoccupied by something | |
3. | preoccupation - the act of taking occupancy before someone else does Synonyms: preoccupancy |