preoccupation

pre·oc·cu·pa·tion  (pr-ky-pshn)

n.

1. The state of being preoccupied; absorption of the attention or intellect.

2. Something that preoccupies or engrosses the mind: Money was their chief preoccupation.

3. Occupation of a place in advance; preoccupancy.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	preoccupation - an idea that preoccupies the mind and holds the attention fixation, obsession - an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone hang-up - an emotional preoccupation hobbyhorse - a topic to which one constantly reverts; "don't get him started on his hobbyhorse" idea, thought - the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about; "it was not a good idea"; "the thought never entered my mind" self-absorption - preoccupation with yourself to the exclusion of everything else
	2.	preoccupation - the mental state of being preoccupied by something preoccupancy, engrossment, absorption cognitive state, state of mind - the state of a person's cognitive processes abstractedness, abstraction - preoccupation with something to the exclusion of all else absentmindedness - preoccupation so great that the ordinary demands on attention are ignored
	3.	preoccupation - the act of taking occupancy before someone else does preoccupancy moving in, occupancy, occupation - the act of occupying or taking possession of a building; "occupation of a building without a certificate of occupancy is illegal"

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preoccupation

noun 1. obsession, concern, hang-up (informal) fixation, pet subject, hobbyhorse, idée fixe (French) bee in your bonnet

noun 2. absorption, musing, oblivion, abstraction, daydreaming, immersion, reverie, absent-mindedness, brown study, inattentiveness, absence of mind, pensiveness, engrossment, prepossession, woolgathering

Translations

preoccupation [priːɔkjuˈpeɪʃən] n → preocupación f

preoccupation [priːɔkjuˈpeɪʃən] n → préoccupation f

preoccupation [priːɔkjuˈpeɪʃən] n preoccupation with → (vorrangige) Beschäftigung mit

preoccupation [priːɔkjuˈpeɪʃən] n → preoccupazione f