D defs.my
Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Preoccupation

/prē-äkˌ-yəp-āsh'-ən/ · Pre·oc·cu·pa·tion · IPA /ˌpɹiɑkjʊˈpeɪʃən/
01 n. The act of preoccupying, or taking possession of beforehand; the state of being preoccupied; prepossession.
  1. 1.
    The act of preoccupying, or taking possession of beforehand; the state of being preoccupied; prepossession.
  2. 2.
    Anticipation of objections.[R.]