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preoccupation — ► NOUN 1) the state of being preoccupied. 2) a matter that preoccupies someone … English terms dictionary
preoccupation — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ current, present, recent ▪ central, chief, main, major ▪ Their chief preoccupation was how to feed their families … Collocations dictionary
preoccupation — noun 1) an air of preoccupation Syn: pensiveness, concentration, engrossment, absorption, self absorption, musing, thinking, deep thought, brown study, brooding; abstraction, absentmindedness, distraction, forgetfulness, inattentiveness,… … Thesaurus of popular words
preoccupation — I noun absorbed interest, absorption, abstraction, attentiveness, concentration, daydreaming, deep study, depth of thought, devotion, distraction, dreaminess, engrossment, enthrallment, fascination, fixation, fixed idea, idee fixe, immersion,… … Law dictionary
preoccupation — (n.) 1550s, state of occupying beforehand, from L. praeoccupationem (nom. praeoccupatio) a seizing beforehand, anticipation, noun of action from pp. stem of praeoccupare, from prae before (see PRE (Cf. pre )) + occupare seize (see OCCUPY (Cf.… … Etymology dictionary
preoccupation — noun 1 (singular, uncountable) a strong interest in something, usually because you are worried about it, with the result that you do not pay attention to other things (+ with): the Bundesbank s preoccupation with keeping down inflation 2 (C)… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
preoccupation — noun Date: 1603 1. an act of preoccupying ; the state of being preoccupied 2. a. extreme or excessive concern with something b. something that preoccupies one … New Collegiate Dictionary
preoccupation — noun a) the state of being preoccupied or an idea that preoccupies the mind; enthrallment b) the act of occupying something before someone else Syn: preoccupancy … Wiktionary
preoccupation — noun the state of being preoccupied. ↘a matter that preoccupies someone … English new terms dictionary
preoccupation — noun Syn: obsession, fixation, concern, passion, enthusiasm, hobby horse; informal bee in one s bonnet … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
preoccupation */ — UK [priːˌɒkjʊˈpeɪʃ(ə)n] / US [prɪˌɑkjəˈpeɪʃ(ə)n] noun Word forms preoccupation : singular preoccupation plural preoccupations a) [singular/uncountable] a state in which you think about something so much that you do not think about other things… … English dictionary