Definition of 'preoccupation'
Word forms: plural preoccupations
1. countable noun
2. uncountable noun
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preoccupation in American English
noun
1.
a preoccupying or being preoccupied, esp. mentally
2.
something, as an idea, which preoccupies one
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Word origin
L praeoccupatioWord Frequency
preoccupation in American English
(priˌɑkjəˈpeiʃən, ˌpriɑk-)
noun
1.
the state of being preoccupied
2.
an act of preoccupying
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Word origin
[1530–40; ‹ L praeoccupātiōn- (s. of praeoccupātiō) a taking possession beforehand. See pre-, occupation]Word Frequency
preoccupation in British English
noun
1.
the state of being preoccupied, esp mentally
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British English: preoccupation
NOUN /prɪˌɒkjʊˈpeɪʃən/
If you have a preoccupation with something or someone, you keep thinking about them because they are important to you.
His poetry shows a profound preoccupation with his faith.
- American English: preoccupation /priɒkyəˈpeɪʃən/
- Brazilian Portuguese: preocupação
- Chinese: 专注
- European Spanish: preocupación
- French: préoccupation
- German: Beschäftigung
- Italian: preoccupazione
- Japanese: 大きな関心事
- Korean: ~에 대한 심취
- European Portuguese: preocupação
- Spanish: preocupación
- Thai: การหมกมุ่น, การลุ่มหลง
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