/ Dictionary / Index P preoccupation: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: pre•oc•cu•pa•tion Pronunciation: (prē-ok"yu-pā'shun, prē"ok-), [key] — n. the state of being preoccupied. an act of preoccupying. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: preoccupation (Thesaurus) preoccupancy preoccupied Related Content Daily Word Quiz: gregarious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language