noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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US:/ˌpɹiɑkjʊˈpeɪʃən/
US:/ˌpriɑkjəˈpeɪʃən/
UK:/ˌpɹiɒkjʊˈpeɪʃən/
UK:/ˌpɹiɒkjəˈpeɪʃən/
US:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
rhymes with -eɪʃən
CMU ARPABET:P R IY0 AA2 K Y AH0 P EY1 SH AH0 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The state of being preoccupied or an idea that preoccupies the mind; enthrallment.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The act of occupying something before someone else.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
the act of taking occupancy before someone else does
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: preoccupancy
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: occupation, occupancy, moving in
4
noun
Meaning 4
the mental state of being preoccupied by something
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
