preoccupation
noun
- an act of preoccupying
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˌpɹiɑkjʊˈpeɪʃən/ / /ˌpriɑkjəˈpeɪʃən/ / /ˌpɹiɒkjʊˈpeɪʃən/
noun
Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French préoccupation, from Latin praeoccupātiō. By surface analysis, pre- + occupation or preoccupy + -ation.
- The state of being preoccupied or an idea that preoccupies the mind; enthrallment.
“The same preoccupation with developing a conceptual framework is evident in David Blank's Venezuela: Politics in a Petroleum Republic, a modified version of Blank's early theses.”
“Halalisation signifies a powerful and growing preoccupation with the proliferation of […]”
- The act of occupying something before someone else.