Preoccupancy — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the mental state of being preoccupied by something

the act of taking occupancy before someone else does

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɹɪˈɑːkjʊpənsi/

🇬🇧British English

/pɹɪˈɒkjʊpənsi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pɹɪˈɒkjʊpənsi/

4 syllables Say it as /pɹɪˈɑːkjʊpənsi/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

engrossment preoccupation absorption

Word Forms

preoccupy	verb	engage or engross the interest or attention of beforehand or occupy urgently or obsessively
preoccupied	adjective	deeply absorbed in thought
absorb	verb	consume all of one's attention or time
engross	verb	devote (oneself) fully to

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Vorbeschäftigung

der mentale Zustand, mit etwas beschäftigt zu sein

🇫🇷French

préoccupation

l'état mental d'être préoccupé par quelque chose

🇪🇸Spanish

ocupación anterior

el estado mental de estar preocupado por algo

🇮🇹Italian

preoccupazione

lo stato mentale di essere preoccupato da qualcosa

🇳🇱Dutch

preoccupatie

de mentale toestand waarin je ergens mee bezig bent

🇵🇹Portuguese

preocupação

o estado mental de estar preocupado com alguma coisa

🇷🇺Russian

озабоченность

психическое состояние озабоченности чем-то

India

🇮🇳Hindi

व्यस्तता

किसी बात में व्यस्त रहने की मानसिक स्थिति

🇧🇩Bengali

ব্যস্ততা

কিছুতে ব্যস্ত থাকার মানসিক অবস্থা

🇮🇳Tamil

முன்னெச்சரிக்கை

ஏதோவொன்றில் ஈடுபடும் மன நிலை

🇮🇳Telugu

ముందుచూపు

ఏదో ఒకదానిపై నిమగ్నమై ఉన్న మానసిక స్థితి

🇮🇳Marathi

व्यस्तता

एखाद्या गोष्टीत व्यस्त राहण्याची मानसिक स्थिती

🇮🇳Gujarati

પૂર્વગ્રહ

કંઈક દ્વારા વ્યસ્ત રહેવાની માનસિક સ્થિતિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪೂರ್ವಭಾವಿ

ಯಾವುದೋ ವಿಷಯದ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ನಿರತರಾಗಿರುವ ಮಾನಸಿಕ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മുൻകരുതൽ

എന്തെങ്കിലും കാര്യങ്ങളിൽ മുഴുകിയിരിക്കുന്ന മാനസികാവസ്ഥ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰੁਝੇਵੇਂ

ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਵਿੱਚ ਰੁੱਝੇ ਹੋਣ ਦੀ ਮਾਨਸਿਕ ਸਥਿਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

مشغولیت

کسی چیز میں مشغول ہونے کی ذہنی حالت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

专注

专注于某事的精神状态

🇯🇵Japanese

夢中

何かに夢中になっている精神状態

🇰🇷Korean

선점

어떤 일에 몰두하고 있는 정신 상태

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự bận tâm

trạng thái tinh thần đang bận tâm bởi một cái gì đó

🇹🇭Thai

ความลุ่มหลง

สภาพจิตใจของการหมกมุ่นอยู่กับบางสิ่งบางอย่าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

keasyikan

keadaan mental yang sibuk dengan sesuatu

🇵🇭Filipino

pagkaabalahan

ang mental na estado ng pagiging abala sa isang bagay

🇲🇾Malay

kesibukan

keadaan mental yang sibuk dengan sesuatu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الإشغال المسبق

الحالة النفسية للانشغال بشيء ما

🇮🇷Persian

اشتغال ذهنی

حالت ذهنی مشغول شدن به چیزی

🇹🇷Turkish

meşguliyet

bir şeyle meşgul olmanın zihinsel durumu

🇮🇱Hebrew

עיסוק

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The primary meaning of 'preoccupancy' is 'the mental state of being preoccupied by something'.

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