Meanings
nounpreoccupancy (usually uncountable, plural preoccupancies)
plural preoccupancies
- uncountableusuallyThe act of taking possession before another.
the preoccupancy of wild land
1 more example
the preoccupancy of the premises
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe mental state of being preoccupied by something
Broader
cognitive statestate of mind
nounthe act of taking occupancy before someone else does
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From pre- + occupancy. See preoccupate.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
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preoccupancy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preoccupancy
MLA
“preoccupancy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preoccupancy. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “preoccupancy,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preoccupancy.
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