Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun preoccupation

3 senses of preoccupation

Sense 1
preoccupation -- (an idea that preoccupies the mind and holds the attention)
       => idea, thought -- (the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about; "it was not a good idea"; "the thought never entered my mind")

Sense 2
preoccupation, preoccupancy, absorption, engrossment -- (the mental state of being preoccupied by something)
       => cognitive state, state of mind -- (the state of a person's cognitive processes)

Sense 3
preoccupancy, preoccupation -- (the act of taking occupancy before someone else does)
       => occupation, occupancy, moving in -- (the act of occupying or taking possession of a building; "occupation of a building without a certificate of occupancy is illegal")