preoccupation preoccupate • preoccupative · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · preoccupation · · Text Latin · · Script 13 · · Length Definitions · · · (noun) an idea that preoccupies the mind and holds the attention. · · Noun Definition 1 (noun) the mental state of being preoccupied by something. Synonyms: preoccupancy, absorption, engrossment. · · Noun Definition 2 (noun) the act of taking occupancy before someone else does. Synonyms: preoccupancy. · · Noun Definition 3 Synonyms · · · preoccupancy · · Synonym 1 absorption · · Synonym 2 engrossment · · Synonym 3 Characters · · a latin small letter a U+0061 c latin small letter c U+0063 e latin small letter e U+0065 i latin small letter i U+0069 n latin small letter n U+006E o latin small letter o U+006F p latin small letter p U+0070 r latin small letter r U+0072 t latin small letter t U+0074 u latin small letter u U+0075