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- Dictionarypreoccupation/prɪˌɒkjʊˈpeɪʃn/
noun
- 1. the state or condition of being preoccupied or engrossed with something: "he began to overcome his preoccupation with germs" Similar
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PREOCCUPATION definition: 1. an idea or subject that someone thinks about most of the time: 2. the state of being worried…. Learn more.
1. : an act of preoccupying : the state of being preoccupied. 2. a. : extreme or excessive concern with something. b. : something that preoccupies one. Synonyms. fetish. fetich. fixation. idée fixe. mania. obsession. prepossession. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of preoccupation in a Sentence.
Preoccupation is a state where you're absorbed in something. You may have a preoccupation with video games or Hello Kitty, for example, if you can't keep your mind off those things. We all have our preoccupations: ideas and things that we just can't stop thinking about.
1. countable noun. If you have a preoccupation with something or someone, you keep thinking about them because they are important to you. Karouzos's poetry shows a profound preoccupation with the Orthodox Church. In his preoccupation with Robyn, Crook had neglected everything. [+ with] 2. uncountable noun.
preoccupation. noun. /priˌɒkjuˈpeɪʃn/ /priˌɑːkjuˈpeɪʃn/ [uncountable, countable] preoccupation (with something) a state of thinking about something continuously; something that you think about frequently or for a long time synonym obsession. She found his preoccupation with money irritating.
noun. Total occupation of the attention or of the mind: absorption, engrossment, enthrallment, immersion, prepossession.
What does the noun preoccupation mean? There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun preoccupation, three of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. See meaning & use. How common is the noun preoccupation? About 7 occurrences per million words in modern written English.
1. If you have a preoccupation with something or someone, you keep thinking about them because they are important to you. [...] 2. Preoccupation is a state of mind in which you think about something so much that you do not consider other things to be important. [...] More. Synonyms of 'preoccupation'
preoccupation meaning: 1. the state of thinking or worrying about something so much that you do not think about other…. Learn more.
PREOCCUPATION meaning: 1 : a state in which you give all your attention to something usually + with; 2 : something that you give all or most of your attention to.
