preoccupancy

priːˈɒkjʊpənsi

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Definition of preoccupancy - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

psychology

Rare

mental state of being preoccupied by something

Rare

Her preoccupancy with the project affected her sleep.

absorption

engrossment

legal

Rare

act of taking possession before another

Rare

The preoccupancy of the land was disputed in court.

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Origin of preoccupancy

Latin, praeoccupare (to seize beforehand)

Examples of preoccupancy in a sentence

Preoccupancy with her thoughts made her silent.
The preoccupancy rights were challenged legally.
Preoccupancy was granted to the first applicant.

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French:préoccupation, prise de possession anticipée, ...
German:Gedankenverlorenheit, Vorbesitznahme, ...
Italian:preoccupazione, occupazione preventiva, ...
Spanish:preocupación, ocupación previa, ...
Portuguese:preocupação, posse antecipada, ...
Chinese:心神专注, 优先占有, ...
Japanese:没頭, 先占, ...
Arabic:انشغال ذهني, اِسْتِحْواذ مُسْبَق, ...
Hebrew:הִטָּרְדוּת, הִתְיַשְּׁבוּת מוּקְדֶמֶת, ...
Russian:озабоченность, предварительное владение, ...
Ukrainian:занепокоєння, попереднє зайняття, ...
Hindi:व्यस्तता, पूर्व-अधिकारिता, ...
Bengali:মনোযোগ, পূর্বদখল, ...
Catalan:preocupació, ...
Czech:zaujatost, předchozí převzetí držby, ...
Danish:optagethed, forbesiddelse, ...
Dutch:preoccupatie, voortijdige inbezitneming, ...
Greek:απορρόφηση, προκατοχή, ...
Hungarian:preokkupáció, előfoglalás, ...
Khmer:ការជាប់ចិត្ត, ការចូលកាន់កាប់មុនអ្នកដទៃ, ...
Korean:집착, 선점, ...
Persian:مشغولیت ذهنی, پیش‌تصرف, ...
Polish:zaabsorbowanie, przejęcie, ...
Portuguese (BR):preocupação, posse antecipada, ...
Romanian:preocupare, ocupare anticipată, ...
Swedish:upptagenhet, förbesittning, ...
Thai:การหมกมุ่น, การครอบครองก่อน, ...
Turkish:meşguliyet, önceden sahiplenme, ...
Vietnamese:sự bận tâm, việc chiếm hữu trước, ...

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