Bible Dictionaries
Preoccupation

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) The act of preoccupying, or taking possession of beforehand; the state of being preoccupied; prepossession.

(2):

(n.) Anticipation of objections.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Preoccupation'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/preoccupation.html. 1828.